Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World
MDG: World: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 19.12 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 19.12 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World peaked at 20.56 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.12 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: World ranks 134th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.56 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 20.32 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.17 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.85 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.58 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.4 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.52 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.47 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.12 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.23 headcount basis | 19.85 headcount basis | 20.56 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.42 headcount basis | 19.12 headcount basis | 19.58 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: World was 19.12 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.12 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: World rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- MDG: World ranks 134th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release