Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
63
Highest
45.79 headcount basis
Palestine
Lowest
2.5 headcount basis
Uzbekistan
Median
14.6 headcount basis
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
2,175
What the numbers show
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 45.79 headcount basis in Palestine; the lowest is 2.5 headcount basis in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.6 headcount basis, and the mean is 17.02 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 69.5%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 85.1%).
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 45.79 headcount basis | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Niue | 3.95 headcount basis | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 2 | Belize | 44.62 headcount basis | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 42.48 headcount basis | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 4 | Nepal | 35.6 headcount basis | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 31.45 headcount basis | 2017 | — | falling |
| 6 | Philippines | 31.01 headcount basis | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 7 | Niger | 30.95 headcount basis | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 8 | Suriname | 28.63 headcount basis | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 27.49 headcount basis | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 26.47 headcount basis | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 11 | Ghana | 25.89 headcount basis | 2021 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 12 | Eritrea | 25.55 headcount basis | 2022 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 23.93 headcount basis | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 23.19 headcount basis | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 22.58 headcount basis | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 22.43 headcount basis | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 22.15 headcount basis | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 20.73 headcount basis | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 19 | Egypt | 20.14 headcount basis | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 20 | Namibia | 19.89 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 21 | India | 19.78 headcount basis | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 22 | Nauru | 18.52 headcount basis | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 17.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 17.11 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 16.84 headcount basis | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 16.67 headcount basis | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 16.49 headcount basis | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 15.96 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Sudan | 15.41 headcount basis | 2018 | — | flat |
| 30 | China (People’s Republic of) | 15.3 headcount basis | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | United States | 14.82 headcount basis | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Panama | 14.6 headcount basis | 2017 | — | rising |
| 33 | Djibouti | 14.17 headcount basis | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 34 | Moldova | 14.11 headcount basis | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 13.9 headcount basis | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 13.79 headcount basis | 2022 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 37 | Iran | 13.42 headcount basis | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 12.75 headcount basis | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 39 | Barbados | 12.42 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 40 | Jordan | 12.14 headcount basis | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 11.94 headcount basis | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahamas | 11.74 headcount basis | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 43 | Qatar | 11.67 headcount basis | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 11.65 headcount basis | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 45 | Oman | 11.21 headcount basis | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 10.8 headcount basis | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 47 | Korea | 10.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 48 | Macau (China) | 9.92 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 9.85 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 9.1 headcount basis | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 51 | Belarus | 8.93 headcount basis | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 52 | Cuba | 8.57 headcount basis | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 8.51 headcount basis | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 54 | Serbia | 7.57 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 55 | Armenia | 7.56 headcount basis | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 7.17 headcount basis | 2021 | — | falling |
| 57 | Brunei | 6.97 headcount basis | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 58 | Monaco | 6.76 headcount basis | 2024 | — | rising |
| 59 | San Marino | 6.25 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 6.1 headcount basis | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bhutan | 6.08 headcount basis | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 2.5 headcount basis | 2024 | down 85.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 106.59 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 105.58 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 1 37.71 headcount basis
- MDG: Northern Africa 34.51 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 34.24 headcount basis
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 33.97 headcount basis
- SDG: Northern Africa 33.81 headcount basis
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 33.56 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 33.2 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 30.87 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 30.85 headcount basis
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 30.67 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release