Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 32.2 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 37.43 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.2 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 15th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.08 headcount basis | 33.9 headcount basis | 37.43 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.04 headcount basis | 32.2 headcount basis | 35.46 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 12 Nepal 34.24 headcount basis compare
- 13 Bangladesh 30.75 headcount basis compare
- 14 Colombia 27.66 headcount basis compare
- 15 El Salvador 27.22 headcount basis compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 25.65 headcount basis compare
- 17 Egypt, Arab Republic of 25.17 headcount basis compare
- 18 Philippines 24.7 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.43 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 15th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release