Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) was 19.95 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 19.95 headcount basis.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 21.35 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.85 headcount basis, in 2020.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 103rd of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.35 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21.34 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.27 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.39 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 20.11 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.04 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.85 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.97 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 20.25 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.89 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.95 headcount basis | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.75 headcount basis | 20.04 headcount basis | 21.35 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.98 headcount basis | 19.85 headcount basis | 20.25 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in MDG: Developing Regions was 19.95 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 21.35 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.85 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 103rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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