Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 32.2 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 32.2 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.27 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 13th out of 185 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.68 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 31.65 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.96 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 30.53 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.27 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.68 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.05 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.19 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 31.22 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.51 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.06 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 32.2 headcount basis | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.97 headcount basis | 30.27 headcount basis | 31.68 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.84 headcount basis | 31.22 headcount basis | 32.2 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 10 Eritrea 31.31 headcount basis compare
- 11 Rwanda 30.73 headcount basis compare
- 12 British Virgin Islands 30.03 headcount basis compare
- 13 Bangladesh 26.36 headcount basis compare
- 14 Philippines 26.33 headcount basis compare
- 15 Colombia 25.92 headcount basis compare
- 16 Suriname 24.99 headcount basis compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.27 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 13th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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