Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) was 18.82 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 18.82 headcount basis.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 20.13 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.71 headcount basis, in 2020.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.13 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 20.08 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.01 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.21 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.97 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.92 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.71 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.85 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.08 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 18.77 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.82 headcount basis | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.55 headcount basis | 18.92 headcount basis | 20.13 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.85 headcount basis | 18.71 headcount basis | 19.08 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 716.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 18.82 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.71 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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