Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 10.98 headcount basis in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNESCO: Sids, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNESCO: Sids is 10.98 headcount basis, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 17.67 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.98 headcount basis, in 2023.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 148th of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.47 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 17.67 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.38 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.93 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.43 headcount basis | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 14.5 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 13.69 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 13.68 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.75 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 12.26 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 11.76 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.98 headcount basis | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.84 headcount basis | 13.68 headcount basis | 17.67 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.94 headcount basis | 10.98 headcount basis | 12.75 headcount basis | 4 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNESCO: Sids?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNESCO: Sids was 10.98 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 148th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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