Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower … Pupil-trained secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower … Pupil-trained secondary was 41.72 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 41.72 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 104.43 headcount basis in 1997 and was at its lowest, 41.72 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 13th of 155 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower … Pupil-trained secondary in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 104.43 headcount basis | — |
| 1998 | 72.9 headcount basis | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 74.24 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.73 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 80.14 headcount basis | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 76.33 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 69.41 headcount basis | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 64.17 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 60.43 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 54.72 headcount basis | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 51.64 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 46 headcount basis | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 46.62 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 45.98 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 46.46 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.24 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.48 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.61 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 45.67 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.21 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 45.06 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.29 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 44.78 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 43.27 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 43.32 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.03 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.66 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 41.72 headcount basis | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.86 headcount basis | 72.9 headcount basis | 104.43 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.62 headcount basis | 46 headcount basis | 80.14 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.58 headcount basis | 44.21 headcount basis | 46.61 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8 headcount basis | 41.72 headcount basis | 43.32 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 41.72 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.43 headcount basis in 1997.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.72 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 13th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release