Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 25.7 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2012–2024
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.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.38 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 33.78 headcount basis | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 32.33 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 31.54 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.46 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.24 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 28.76 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.22 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.11 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.35 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.35 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 25.7 headcount basis | -2.5% |
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 Cape Verde 13.79 headcount basis compare
- 37 Iran 13.42 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release