Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education … headcount in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education … headcount was 37.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.47 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 150 groups
All-time high
66.07 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
33.13 headcount basis
in 2017
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 37.47 headcount basis.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 66.07 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.13 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 11th out of 150 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education … headcount in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.87 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 66.07 headcount basis | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 62.36 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 59.08 headcount basis | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 60.69 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 60.58 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3 headcount basis | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 48 headcount basis | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 49.51 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 49.04 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.28 headcount basis | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 51.05 headcount basis | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.29 headcount basis | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 41.79 headcount basis | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 42.18 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.65 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 39.94 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 37.16 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 37.02 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.13 headcount basis | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 42.7 headcount basis | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 39.79 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 39.02 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 38.27 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.4 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.79 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 37.47 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.47 headcount basis | 58.87 headcount basis | 66.07 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.79 headcount basis | 48 headcount basis | 62.36 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.37 headcount basis | 33.13 headcount basis | 47.29 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.19 headcount basis | 37.47 headcount basis | 39.02 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 8 Sierra Leone 41.29 headcount basis compare
- 9 Suriname 37.37 headcount basis compare
- 10 Rwanda 32.27 headcount basis compare
- 11 Mozambique 31.11 headcount basis compare
- 12 Philippines 29.11 headcount basis compare
- 13 Kenya 28.98 headcount basis compare
- 14 Nepal 27.62 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 37.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.07 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.13 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 11th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release