Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 30.87 headcount basis in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
30.87 headcount basis
Change on year
up 20.0%
Rank
10th
of 157 groups
All-time high
30.87 headcount basis
in 2020
All-time low
22.57 headcount basis
in 2016
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2020

01020302015201720202015: 22.9 headcount basis2016: 22.6 headcount basis2017: 23.3 headcount basis2018: 23.3 headcount basis2019: 25.7 headcount basis2020: 30.9 headcount basis

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 30.87 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 10th of 157 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015 to 2020.
Year headcount basis Change
2015 22.9 headcount basis
2016 22.57 headcount basis -1.4%
2017 23.32 headcount basis +3.3%
2018 23.27 headcount basis -0.2%
2019 25.73 headcount basis +10.6%
2020 30.87 headcount basis +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 23.56 headcount basis 22.57 headcount basis 25.73 headcount basis 5
2020s 30.87 headcount basis 30.87 headcount basis 30.87 headcount basis 1

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 7 Niger 30.95 headcount basis compare
  2. 8 Suriname 28.63 headcount basis compare
  3. 9 Madagascar 27.49 headcount basis compare
  4. 10 Burundi 26.47 headcount basis compare
  5. 11 Ghana 25.89 headcount basis compare
  6. 12 Eritrea 25.55 headcount basis compare
  7. 13 Cameroon 23.93 headcount basis compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 30.87 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 30.87 headcount basis in 2020.
What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.57 headcount basis in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 10th out of 157 groups with data for 2020.
Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
220 places, 2,175 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release