Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 16.72 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 16.72 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 21.06 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.72 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 127th of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.18 headcount basis | 19.14 headcount basis | 21.06 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.71 headcount basis | 16.72 headcount basis | 18.64 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 16.72 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.06 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.72 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 127th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release