Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 18.83 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 18.83 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 21.29 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.83 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th 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.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.29 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21.27 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.76 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.6 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.52 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.12 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.83 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.46 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.33 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 18.99 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.83 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.76 headcount basis | 20.12 headcount basis | 21.29 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.29 headcount basis | 18.83 headcount basis | 19.83 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 18.83 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.29 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.83 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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