Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 16.1 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 16.1 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 16.1 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.25 headcount basis, in 2016.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 127th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.49 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 15.48 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.25 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.41 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.32 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.66 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.76 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.79 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.86 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.87 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1 headcount basis | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.44 headcount basis | 15.25 headcount basis | 15.66 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.88 headcount basis | 15.76 headcount basis | 16.1 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.12 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 16.1 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.25 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 127th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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