Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 34.08 headcount basis in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
34.08 headcount basis
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
13th
of 159 groups
All-time high
35.32 headcount basis
in 2016
All-time low
34.04 headcount basis
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2020

0102030402015201720202015: 34.7 headcount basis2016: 35.3 headcount basis2017: 34.7 headcount basis2018: 34.4 headcount basis2019: 34 headcount basis2020: 34.1 headcount basis

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.

Analysis

In 2020, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 34.08 headcount basis.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 13th out of 159 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015 to 2020.
Year headcount basis Change
2015 34.75 headcount basis
2016 35.32 headcount basis +1.6%
2017 34.69 headcount basis -1.8%
2018 34.44 headcount basis -0.7%
2019 34.04 headcount basis -1.1%
2020 34.08 headcount basis +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 34.65 headcount basis 34.04 headcount basis 35.32 headcount basis 5
2020s 34.08 headcount basis 34.08 headcount basis 34.08 headcount basis 1

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 10 Eritrea 35.42 headcount basis compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 35.06 headcount basis compare
  3. 12 Nepal 34.24 headcount basis compare
  4. 13 Bangladesh 30.75 headcount basis compare
  5. 14 Colombia 27.66 headcount basis compare
  6. 15 El Salvador 27.22 headcount basis compare
  7. 16 Burkina Faso 25.65 headcount basis compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 34.08 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 35.32 headcount basis in 2016.
What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 34.04 headcount basis in 2019.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 13th out of 159 groups with data for 2020.
Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
228 places, 2,379 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release