Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 27.69 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 27.69 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 29.2 headcount basis in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.3 headcount basis, in 2016.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 18th out of 157 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.9 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 26.97 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.36 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.71 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.41 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.57 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 29.2 headcount basis | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 27.31 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 27.3 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.69 headcount basis | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.03 headcount basis | 25.3 headcount basis | 26.97 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.88 headcount basis | 27.3 headcount basis | 29.2 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 27.69 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 18th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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