Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: World
MDG: World: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 17.74 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: World, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 17.74 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: World peaked at 20.62 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.74 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: World ranks 94th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.27 headcount basis | 19.74 headcount basis | 20.62 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.46 headcount basis | 17.74 headcount basis | 19.54 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: World?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: World was 17.74 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.62 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.74 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: World rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- MDG: World ranks 94th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: World 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