Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) was 19.12 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 20.57 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.12 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: World 130th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis) in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.57 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 20.33 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.18 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.86 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.59 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.41 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.52 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.48 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.12 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.24 headcount basis | 19.86 headcount basis | 20.57 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.43 headcount basis | 19.12 headcount basis | 19.59 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: World?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.57 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.12 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- UNICEF: World ranks 130th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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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February 2026 Data Release