Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 18.29 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 18.29 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 21.82 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.29 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 88th of 157 groups on this measure, 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 (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.82 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21.34 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.24 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.96 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 21.08 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.18 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 19.76 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.78 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.1 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.73 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 18.29 headcount basis | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.94 headcount basis | 20.18 headcount basis | 21.82 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.13 headcount basis | 18.29 headcount basis | 19.78 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Developing Regions was 18.29 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 21.82 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.29 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 88th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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