Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 15.8 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 15.8 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 15.8 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.14 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 134th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.41 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 15.37 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.15 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.26 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.14 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.42 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.52 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.55 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.59 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.8 headcount basis | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.29 headcount basis | 15.14 headcount basis | 15.42 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.61 headcount basis | 15.52 headcount basis | 15.8 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 15.8 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 134th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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