Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 19.75 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World is 19.75 headcount basis, measured 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 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World peaked at 21.23 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.75 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: World 125th out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.23 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 21.23 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.09 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.31 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 20.21 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.92 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.06 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.83 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.75 headcount basis | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.95 headcount basis | 20.31 headcount basis | 21.23 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.95 headcount basis | 19.75 headcount basis | 20.21 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: World was 19.75 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.23 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.75 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- UNICEF: World ranks 125th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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