Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 17.6 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific stood at 17.6 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 20.24 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.6 headcount basis, in 2024.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 120th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.2 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 20.24 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.09 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.92 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 18.57 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.35 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.09 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.19 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.29 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.78 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17.6 headcount basis | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.39 headcount basis | 18.35 headcount basis | 20.24 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.99 headcount basis | 17.6 headcount basis | 18.29 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 209.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 17.6 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 20.24 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 120th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release