Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 18.87 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 18.87 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 31.52 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.87 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 80th out of 150 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 31.52 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 30.46 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9 headcount basis | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 27.21 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.82 headcount basis | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3 headcount basis | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 21.44 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.69 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 18.87 headcount basis | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.02 headcount basis | 26.9 headcount basis | 31.52 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.42 headcount basis | 18.87 headcount basis | 23.82 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 18.87 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.52 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.87 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 80th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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