Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 25.7 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 25.7 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 33.78 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.7 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 34th of 157 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.25 headcount basis | 28.76 headcount basis | 33.78 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.35 headcount basis | 25.7 headcount basis | 29.22 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 31 United States 14.82 headcount basis compare
- 32 Panama 14.6 headcount basis compare
- 33 Djibouti 14.17 headcount basis compare
- 34 Moldova 14.11 headcount basis compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 13.9 headcount basis compare
- 36 Cabo Verde 13.79 headcount basis compare
- 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.42 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 25.7 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.78 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 34th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release