Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 20.92 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 20.92 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 23.04 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.92 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.04 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 23.03 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.66 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.76 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.71 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 21.52 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.16 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 21.3 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.01 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.92 headcount basis | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.64 headcount basis | 21.71 headcount basis | 23.04 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.18 headcount basis | 20.92 headcount basis | 21.52 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 20.92 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 23.04 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 118th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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