Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 21.48 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 21.48 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 22.85 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.14 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 82nd out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 19.72 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 18.14 headcount basis | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 18.32 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.75 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 18.8 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.67 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.24 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 19.65 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.32 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.85 headcount basis | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 21.22 headcount basis | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 21.48 headcount basis | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.78 headcount basis | 18.14 headcount basis | 19.72 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.1 headcount basis | 19.65 headcount basis | 22.85 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ALECSO: Member Countries was 21.48 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.85 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.14 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 82nd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries 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