Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 19.2 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 19.2 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 21.67 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.2 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 78th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21.67 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 21.42 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.78 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 21.04 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.36 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 19.97 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.89 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.99 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2 headcount basis | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.23 headcount basis | 20.78 headcount basis | 21.67 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.88 headcount basis | 19.2 headcount basis | 20.36 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 19.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 78th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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