Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 15.96 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East 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: East Asia and the Pacific stood at 15.96 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 15.96 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.27 headcount basis, in 2016.
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 130th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.54 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 15.5 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.27 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.3 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.61 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.71 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.72 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.77 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.79 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 15.96 headcount basis | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.44 headcount basis | 15.27 headcount basis | 15.61 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.79 headcount basis | 15.71 headcount basis | 15.96 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 15.96 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 15.96 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.27 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 130th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this AIMS: East 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