Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 23.01 headcount basis in 2020. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 23.01 headcount basis, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 28.33 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.01 headcount basis, in 2020.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 45th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.57 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 28.33 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 27.86 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.95 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 27.36 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.68 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 27.4 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.58 headcount basis | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 23.01 headcount basis | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.22 headcount basis | 24.58 headcount basis | 28.33 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.01 headcount basis | 23.01 headcount basis | 23.01 headcount basis | 1 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 23.01 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 45th out of 157 groups with data for 2020.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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