Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 15.11 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 15.11 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 19.32 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.11 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 121st of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.26 headcount basis | 15.87 headcount basis | 19.32 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.61 headcount basis | 15.11 headcount basis | 15.9 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Eastern Asia was 15.11 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.11 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 121st out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release