Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) was 28.96 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 28.96 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 35.4 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.96 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 37th of 185 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.44 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 35.4 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 35.26 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34.57 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 33.85 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.78 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 33.43 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.76 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.45 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 31.65 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.79 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.85 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.96 headcount basis | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.94 headcount basis | 32.76 headcount basis | 35.4 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.74 headcount basis | 28.96 headcount basis | 32.45 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 28.96 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.96 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 37th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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