Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 22.7 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 22.7 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 22.7 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 87th out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.65 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 19.75 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.19 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.58 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.93 headcount basis | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 19.88 headcount basis | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19.1 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 19.82 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 20.87 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 21.16 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.01 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 22.33 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7 headcount basis | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.74 headcount basis | 19.1 headcount basis | 20.93 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.81 headcount basis | 20.87 headcount basis | 22.7 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 84 Uzbekistan 7.21 headcount basis compare
- 85 San Marino 6.82 headcount basis compare
- 86 Tokelau 6.17 headcount basis compare
- 87 Bermuda 4.58 headcount basis
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 22.7 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 87th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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