Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 15.07 headcount basis in 2019. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 15.07 headcount basis, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.01 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 15.03 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.85 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.98 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.88 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.07 headcount basis | +1.2% |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.56 headcount basis compare
- 15 Suriname 17.63 headcount basis compare
- 16 Panama 17.47 headcount basis
- 17 Bahamas 15.58 headcount basis compare
- 18 Costa Rica 13.53 headcount basis compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 13.21 headcount basis compare
- 20 China 12.86 headcount basis compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.07 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.85 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of pupils per qualified teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of qualified teachers at the same level. A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a specific level of education in a given country. This is usually related to the subject(s) they teach. In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.