Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) was 20.73 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 20.73 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 23.47 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.73 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 100th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23.47 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 23.1 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.78 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.25 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.79 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 21.34 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.34 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.73 headcount basis | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9 headcount basis | 22.25 headcount basis | 23.47 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.28 headcount basis | 20.73 headcount basis | 21.79 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Developing Regions was 20.73 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 23.47 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.73 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 100th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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