Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 11.64 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids is 11.64 headcount basis, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 21.66 headcount basis in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.64 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places UNESCO: Sids 142nd out of 150 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.38 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 17.83 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 19.38 headcount basis | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 19.58 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.21 headcount basis | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 20.36 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 21.66 headcount basis | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 20.74 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.36 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 19.08 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.97 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 17.66 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.95 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.54 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 17.93 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.17 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.06 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.15 headcount basis | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 15.44 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 13.75 headcount basis | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 13.54 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.61 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 12.04 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 11.64 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.61 headcount basis | 17.38 headcount basis | 17.83 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.87 headcount basis | 17.97 headcount basis | 21.66 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.62 headcount basis | 13.54 headcount basis | 18.17 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 headcount basis | 11.64 headcount basis | 12.61 headcount basis | 3 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNESCO: Sids was 11.64 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 21.66 headcount basis in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 142nd out of 150 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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