Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 32.28 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 32.28 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 32.28 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.13 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 48th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.64 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 29.73 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.53 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.77 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.67 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.13 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.43 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.98 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.49 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.15 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.77 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.79 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.28 headcount basis | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.61 headcount basis | 29.13 headcount basis | 29.98 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.5 headcount basis | 30.49 headcount basis | 32.28 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 45 Gambia 20.88 headcount basis compare
- 46 Solomon Islands 19.87 headcount basis compare
- 47 India 19.09 headcount basis compare
- 48 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.71 headcount basis
- 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.47 headcount basis compare
- 50 Thailand 18.4 headcount basis compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 18.07 headcount basis compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 32.28 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 32.28 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.13 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 48th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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