Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 21.79 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 21.79 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 26.37 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.79 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 75th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.37 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 26.09 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 23.71 headcount basis | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 23.26 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.68 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.2 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.54 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 22.2 headcount basis | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 21.79 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.42 headcount basis | 22.68 headcount basis | 26.37 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.41 headcount basis | 21.79 headcount basis | 23.3 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 82.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.49 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 21.79 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.79 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 75th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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