Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 17.07 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 17.07 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 21.14 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.07 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 123rd out of 185 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.14 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 19.99 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.85 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.12 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.63 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.67 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.22 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.72 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17.07 headcount basis | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.23 headcount basis | 19.12 headcount basis | 21.14 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.06 headcount basis | 17.07 headcount basis | 18.67 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 17.07 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.07 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 123rd out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release