Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 18.53 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 24.59 headcount basis in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.53 headcount basis, in 2024.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.59 headcount basis | — |
| 2003 | 24.44 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.65 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.08 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.84 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.52 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.65 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.17 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.16 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.16 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.37 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.3 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.96 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.67 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.09 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.77 headcount basis | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 23.57 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.4 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.32 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.24 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 20.72 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 18.53 headcount basis | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.38 headcount basis | 22.52 headcount basis | 24.59 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.12 headcount basis | 22.09 headcount basis | 23.77 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.64 headcount basis | 18.53 headcount basis | 23.4 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.59 headcount basis in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release