Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 14.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 14.62 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 18.11 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.62 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 128th 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 | 16.37 headcount basis | 15.19 headcount basis | 18.11 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.01 headcount basis | 14.62 headcount basis | 15.22 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Eastern Asia was 14.62 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.62 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 128th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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