Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 41.72 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997β2024
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.
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)
- 10 Cambodia 48.18 headcount basis compare
- 11 Burundi 47.8 headcount basis compare
- 12 Mali 47.22 headcount basis compare
- 13 Eritrea, The State of 46.45 headcount basis compare
- 14 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 43.02 headcount basis compare
- 15 Rwanda 41.9 headcount basis compare
- 16 Pakistan 38.01 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release