Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.14 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 21.14 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 30.76 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.14 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 108th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.64 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 30.76 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 29.85 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 30.59 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.2 headcount basis | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 23.98 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 22.62 headcount basis | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 22.91 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.61 headcount basis | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 21.14 headcount basis | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.41 headcount basis | 25.2 headcount basis | 30.76 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.45 headcount basis | 21.14 headcount basis | 23.98 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 21.14 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.76 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.14 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 108th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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