Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 13.65 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 13.65 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 15.26 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.65 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 150th of 185 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.26 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 14.85 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 14.27 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 14.05 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.91 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.88 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.85 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.75 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.73 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.65 headcount basis | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.37 headcount basis | 13.9 headcount basis | 15.26 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.77 headcount basis | 13.65 headcount basis | 13.88 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia was 13.65 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.65 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 150th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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