Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) 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.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.11 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 17.39 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 16.23 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 15.79 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.19 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.08 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.22 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.13 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.98 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.62 headcount basis | -2.4% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release