Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 21.22 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 32.21 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.22 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 90th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.09 headcount basis | 23.91 headcount basis | 32.21 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.45 headcount basis | 21.22 headcount basis | 23.38 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 90th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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