Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0026 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries stood at 0.0026 units per person.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1971.
That places Least developed countries 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0026 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.