Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 18.3 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Low & middle income, 1974–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 18.3 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Low & middle income peaked at 20.44 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17.06, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.78 | 17.8 | 20.03 | 6 |
| 1980s | 19.7 | 19.48 | 20.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.91 | 19.17 | 20.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9 | 17.06 | 18.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9 | 18.3 | 19.71 | 9 |
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9807 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 73.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Low & middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Low & middle income was 18.3 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.44 in 1996.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.06 in 2005.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.