Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) was 39.72 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.72 headcount basis
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
16th
of 184 groups
All-time high
70.89 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
39.34 headcount basis
in 2017
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 39.72 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 70.89 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.34 headcount basis, in 2017.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 16th of 184 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.96 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 70.89 headcount basis | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 70.58 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.69 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.65 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.85 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 59.32 headcount basis | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 55.5 headcount basis | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 52.78 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 50.69 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 49.02 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 48.19 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.47 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 44.54 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 44.01 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.33 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.76 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 41.91 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 40.93 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.34 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 44.74 headcount basis | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 42.56 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 41.32 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 40.96 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.87 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.36 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 39.72 headcount basis | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.93 headcount basis | 66.96 headcount basis | 70.89 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.23 headcount basis | 48.19 headcount basis | 70.69 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.26 headcount basis | 39.34 headcount basis | 46.47 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.65 headcount basis | 39.72 headcount basis | 41.32 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 39.72 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.89 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.34 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 16th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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