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 (headcount basis): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 45.79 headcount basis | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | Cape 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 | South Korea | 10.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 48 | Macao | 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 | Niue | 3.95 headcount basis | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 63 | 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
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 30.5 headcount basis
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 30.11 headcount basis
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 30.11 headcount basis
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 28.38 headcount basis
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 28.16 headcount basis
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 27.69 headcount basis
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 27.69 headcount basis
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 27.52 headcount basis
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 27.45 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 27.41 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 27.4 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 27.4 headcount basis
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 27.4 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 27.4 headcount basis
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 27.39 headcount basis
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 27.33 headcount basis
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 26.93 headcount basis
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 26.41 headcount basis
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 26.12 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 26.12 headcount basis
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 26.07 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 25.7 headcount basis
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 25.6 headcount basis
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 25.6 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 25.6 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Africa 25.6 headcount basis
- WB: Ida Only 24.83 headcount basis
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 24.42 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release