Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) was 16.53 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 16.53 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 19.09 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.53 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 124th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.09 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 19.01 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.79 headcount basis | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 17.48 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.27 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.98 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.08 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.13 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.69 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 16.53 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.24 headcount basis | 17.27 headcount basis | 19.09 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.88 headcount basis | 16.53 headcount basis | 17.13 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 66.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 16.53 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 124th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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