Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
415.26 headcount basis
Burundi
Lowest
4.36 headcount basis
Cambodia
Median
15.01 headcount basis
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,667
What the numbers show
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 415.26 headcount basis in Burundi; the lowest is 4.36 headcount basis in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.01 headcount basis, and the mean is 24.53 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 95.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 1,088.9%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 82.8%).
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education … headcount: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 415.26 headcount basis | 2020 | up 1,088.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Madagascar | 123.87 headcount basis | 2019 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 49.27 headcount basis | 2024 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 45.96 headcount basis | 2013 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 5 | Kiribati | 43.63 headcount basis | 2024 | — | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 41.98 headcount basis | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 41.39 headcount basis | 2008 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 41.29 headcount basis | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | Suriname | 37.37 headcount basis | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 32.27 headcount basis | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 31.11 headcount basis | 2014 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 29.11 headcount basis | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 28.98 headcount basis | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 27.62 headcount basis | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Grenada | 27.58 headcount basis | 2018 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 16 | Myanmar | 27.24 headcount basis | 2018 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 17 | Syria | 26.67 headcount basis | 2024 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 25.89 headcount basis | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.85 headcount basis | 2010 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 20 | Belize | 24.69 headcount basis | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 23.75 headcount basis | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 23.41 headcount basis | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 23.4 headcount basis | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 24 | Barbados | 23.16 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 25 | Ecuador | 22.89 headcount basis | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 22.58 headcount basis | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | India | 20.41 headcount basis | 2025 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 28 | Namibia | 19.89 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 19.59 headcount basis | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 19.49 headcount basis | 2006 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 19.28 headcount basis | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 32 | Mauritania | 18.62 headcount basis | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 17.63 headcount basis | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 16.94 headcount basis | 2012 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 16.49 headcount basis | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 36 | Laos | 16.32 headcount basis | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 15.96 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 38 | Palestine | 15.3 headcount basis | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 39 | Dominica | 15.01 headcount basis | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 14.9 headcount basis | 2017 | up 178.2% | falling |
| 41 | United States | 14.82 headcount basis | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 14.43 headcount basis | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 13.9 headcount basis | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 13.5 headcount basis | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 13.11 headcount basis | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 46 | Bahamas | 12.89 headcount basis | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 47 | Moldova | 12.61 headcount basis | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 12.14 headcount basis | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 11.76 headcount basis | 2014 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 50 | Qatar | 11.67 headcount basis | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 51 | Bahrain | 11.65 headcount basis | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.62 headcount basis | 2012 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 53 | Oman | 11.21 headcount basis | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 11 headcount basis | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 10.8 headcount basis | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 56 | Macao | 10.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 57 | South Korea | 10.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 10.04 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 59 | Croatia | 9.94 headcount basis | 2003 | — | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 9.42 headcount basis | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 61 | Fiji | 9.38 headcount basis | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 62 | Cayman Islands | 9.1 headcount basis | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 8.74 headcount basis | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 8.51 headcount basis | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 65 | Brunei | 8.3 headcount basis | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 66 | Pakistan | 7.93 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 67 | Kuwait | 7.69 headcount basis | 2008 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 7.58 headcount basis | 2021 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 69 | Monaco | 7.18 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 70 | Cyprus | 7.17 headcount basis | 2021 | — | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 7.02 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 72 | Bhutan | 6.08 headcount basis | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 73 | San Marino | 5.6 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 74 | Bermuda | 5.39 headcount basis | 2014 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 75 | Maldives | 5.26 headcount basis | 2022 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Niue | 4.94 headcount basis | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 4.36 headcount basis | 2021 | down 82.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 66.91 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 45.73 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 45.39 headcount basis
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 43.68 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 43.68 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 43.66 headcount basis
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 42.67 headcount basis
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 38.74 headcount basis
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 38.74 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 38.51 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 37.47 headcount basis
- WB: Ida Only 34.49 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 1 30.58 headcount basis
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 30.3 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 30.12 headcount basis
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 30.12 headcount basis
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 30.12 headcount basis
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 30.12 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 30.12 headcount basis
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 29.2 headcount basis
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 29.06 headcount basis
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 28.66 headcount basis
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 27.79 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 2 27.61 headcount basis
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 27.14 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 27.11 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 27.11 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 27.11 headcount basis
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 27.1 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 27.1 headcount basis
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 26.94 headcount basis
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 26.9 headcount basis
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 25.91 headcount basis
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 25.91 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 25.91 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Africa 25.91 headcount basis
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 25.79 headcount basis
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 25.79 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 25.79 headcount basis
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 25.52 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release