Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 21.91 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 21.91 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 34.41 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.91 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 83rd of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.41 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 33.32 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 31.35 headcount basis | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 28.13 headcount basis | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 25.42 headcount basis | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 23.71 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 23.6 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.75 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 21.91 headcount basis | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.81 headcount basis | 28.13 headcount basis | 34.41 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.48 headcount basis | 21.91 headcount basis | 25.42 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 80 Republic of Korea 11.42 headcount basis compare
- 81 Macau, China 11.37 headcount basis compare
- 82 Croatia 10.86 headcount basis
- 83 Spain 10.85 headcount basis compare
- 84 Cayman Islands 10.66 headcount basis compare
- 85 Belarus 10.48 headcount basis compare
- 86 Niue 10.33 headcount basis compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Southern Asia was 21.91 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.41 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.91 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 83rd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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