Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 23.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 23.05 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 35.26 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.05 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 80th out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34.82 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 35.26 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.11 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 34.98 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 27.63 headcount basis | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 25.98 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 24.18 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 24.76 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.48 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 23.05 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.36 headcount basis | 27.63 headcount basis | 35.26 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.29 headcount basis | 23.05 headcount basis | 25.98 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Southern Asia was 23.05 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.26 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.05 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 80th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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