Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 16.81 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 16.81 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 21.43 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.74 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 105th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.43 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21.11 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.77 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 19.94 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.64 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.65 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.74 headcount basis | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 16.96 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.96 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.81 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.25 headcount basis | 19.64 headcount basis | 21.43 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.46 headcount basis | 16.74 headcount basis | 19.8 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 16.81 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.43 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 105th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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