Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 35.5 headcount basis in 2023. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 35.5 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 35.5 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.61 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 9th out of 159 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.96 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 34.81 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.54 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 33.61 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.88 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 34.48 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.31 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.19 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 34.75 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 35.5 headcount basis | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.63 headcount basis | 33.61 headcount basis | 35.1 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.69 headcount basis | 34.19 headcount basis | 35.5 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 6 Afghanistan 47.92 headcount basis compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 40.97 headcount basis compare
- 8 Niger 38.76 headcount basis compare
- 9 Rwanda 37.79 headcount basis compare
- 10 Eritrea 35.42 headcount basis compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 35.06 headcount basis compare
- 12 Nepal 34.24 headcount basis compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 35.5 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.61 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 9th out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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