Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 25.19 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 25.19 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 25.19 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.03 headcount basis, in 2017.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 51st of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.04 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 22.33 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.57 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.37 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.03 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.34 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.02 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 23.23 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.81 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.18 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 24.97 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.19 headcount basis | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.53 headcount basis | 22.03 headcount basis | 23.04 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.48 headcount basis | 23.23 headcount basis | 25.19 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 25.19 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.19 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.03 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 51st out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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