Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World
SDG: World: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 18.38 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 18.38 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World peaked at 19.79 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.38 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: World ranks 88th of 150 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19.79 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 19.63 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.13 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.31 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.84 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.79 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.89 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.05 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.38 headcount basis | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.46 headcount basis | 19.13 headcount basis | 19.79 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.79 headcount basis | 18.38 headcount basis | 19.05 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: World was 18.38 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: World rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- SDG: World ranks 88th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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