Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in World
World: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 27.95 headcount basis in 2019. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in World, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2019, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in World stood at 27.95 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
World ranks 19th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More reference data data for World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 10.82 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in World?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in World was 27.95 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.95 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.12 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does World rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- World ranks 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of pupils per trained teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.