Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 16.94 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 16.94 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 23.95 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.94 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 103rd of 157 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 upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.95 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 23.73 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.17 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 23.42 headcount basis | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 23.61 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 21.15 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 19.54 headcount basis | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 18.54 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 18.09 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.94 headcount basis | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.15 headcount basis | 22 headcount basis | 23.95 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.85 headcount basis | 16.94 headcount basis | 21.15 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 16.94 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.95 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.94 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 103rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release