Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low income
Low income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 39.83 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 39.83 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low income peaked at 45.41 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.46, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.13 | 37.69 | 38.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.05 | 35.47 | 39.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.44 | 35.46 | 40.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.27 | 41.31 | 45.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.03 | 39.77 | 43.15 | 9 |
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9263 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 41.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low income was 39.83 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.41 in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.46 in 1992.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.