Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.92 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 21.92 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 24.4 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.92 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 97th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.99 headcount basis | 22.94 headcount basis | 24.4 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.26 headcount basis | 21.92 headcount basis | 22.65 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions was 21.92 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.92 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 97th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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