Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 20.13 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 22.42 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.13 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 111th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.42 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 22.11 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.86 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.42 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.01 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.62 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.66 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.55 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 20.13 headcount basis | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.95 headcount basis | 21.42 headcount basis | 22.42 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.6 headcount basis | 20.13 headcount basis | 21.01 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.42 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 111th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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