Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
69
Highest
73.9 headcount basis
Cameroon
Lowest
6.63 headcount basis
Serbia
Median
17.97 headcount basis
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,379
What the numbers show
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 73.9 headcount basis in Cameroon; the lowest is 6.63 headcount basis in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.97 headcount basis, and the mean is 21.38 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 327.1%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 58.4%).
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 73.9 headcount basis | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 2 | Nauru | 62.95 headcount basis | 2025 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 62.85 headcount basis | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine | 48.5 headcount basis | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 5 | Cambodia | 48.18 headcount basis | 2024 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 47.92 headcount basis | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 40.97 headcount basis | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 38.76 headcount basis | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 37.79 headcount basis | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 10 | Eritrea | 35.42 headcount basis | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 35.06 headcount basis | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 34.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 30.75 headcount basis | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 27.66 headcount basis | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | El Salvador | 27.22 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 25.65 headcount basis | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 25.17 headcount basis | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 24.7 headcount basis | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 19 | Djibouti | 24.45 headcount basis | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 20 | Namibia | 24.25 headcount basis | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 22.37 headcount basis | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 21.88 headcount basis | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 21.18 headcount basis | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 20.88 headcount basis | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 25 | Madagascar | 19.95 headcount basis | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 26 | Niue | 19.71 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 27 | Laos | 19.56 headcount basis | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 28 | Iran | 19.54 headcount basis | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 29 | Micronesia (country) | 19.29 headcount basis | 2024 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Kiribati | 19.12 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 19.06 headcount basis | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 32 | India | 19.03 headcount basis | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 18.59 headcount basis | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 18.4 headcount basis | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 17.97 headcount basis | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 17.58 headcount basis | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 37 | Suriname | 17.33 headcount basis | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 38 | Barbados | 17.26 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 39 | Panama | 16.52 headcount basis | 2017 | — | falling |
| 40 | Bahamas | 16.09 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 41 | Jordan | 15.06 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 42 | Bhutan | 14.97 headcount basis | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 14.29 headcount basis | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 13.86 headcount basis | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 13.7 headcount basis | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 12.94 headcount basis | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 47 | China | 12.88 headcount basis | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 48 | Qatar | 12.76 headcount basis | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bahrain | 12.75 headcount basis | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 12.65 headcount basis | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 51 | South Korea | 12.44 headcount basis | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 52 | Cayman Islands | 12.19 headcount basis | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 12.03 headcount basis | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Moldova | 11.63 headcount basis | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 55 | Macao | 11.62 headcount basis | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 10.89 headcount basis | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 57 | Belarus | 10.78 headcount basis | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 58 | Brunei | 10.73 headcount basis | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 9.2 headcount basis | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 60 | Maldives | 9.09 headcount basis | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 8.92 headcount basis | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 62 | Tokelau | 8.54 headcount basis | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 8.5 headcount basis | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 64 | Monaco | 8.38 headcount basis | 2024 | — | flat |
| 65 | Albania | 7.92 headcount basis | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 7.71 headcount basis | 2021 | — | falling |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 7.35 headcount basis | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 68 | San Marino | 6.82 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 6.63 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 54.02 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 54.01 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 49.16 headcount basis
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 44.08 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 39.01 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 38.56 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 1 37.26 headcount basis
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 36.23 headcount basis
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 35.5 headcount basis
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 35.5 headcount basis
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 35.2 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 34.64 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 34.08 headcount basis
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 32.75 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 32.2 headcount basis
- WB: Ida Only 31.75 headcount basis
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 31.42 headcount basis
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 30.93 headcount basis
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 30.93 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 30.93 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Africa 30.93 headcount basis
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 30.87 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 30.8 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 30.8 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 30.8 headcount basis
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 30.8 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 30.8 headcount basis
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 30.75 headcount basis
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 30.61 headcount basis
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 30.57 headcount basis
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 30.26 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Western and Central 30.16 headcount basis
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 29.3 headcount basis
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 29.08 headcount basis
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 29.08 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 29.08 headcount basis
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 28.78 headcount basis
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 28.55 headcount basis
- WB: Ida Total 28.16 headcount basis
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 27.54 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release