Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 39.72 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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)
- 13 Rwanda 38.08 headcount basis compare
- 14 Nepal 35.64 headcount basis compare
- 15 Naoero, Republic of 34.56 headcount basis compare
- 16 Burundi 32.24 headcount basis compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 31.74 headcount basis compare
- 18 Senegal 31.67 headcount basis compare
- 19 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 30.95 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (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