Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 18.43 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 18.43 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 31.83 headcount basis in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.43 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 85th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27.12 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 31.26 headcount basis | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 31.83 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.5 headcount basis | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 23.99 headcount basis | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 23.59 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 21.04 headcount basis | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 19.98 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.43 headcount basis | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.18 headcount basis | 26.5 headcount basis | 31.83 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.41 headcount basis | 18.43 headcount basis | 23.99 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 18.43 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.83 headcount basis in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.43 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 85th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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