Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 21.22 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 32.21 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.22 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 90th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.11 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 32.21 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.69 headcount basis | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 25.52 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.91 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 22.68 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 22.95 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 23.38 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 22 headcount basis | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 21.22 headcount basis | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.09 headcount basis | 23.91 headcount basis | 32.21 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.45 headcount basis | 21.22 headcount basis | 23.38 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: South Asia was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.22 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 90th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release