Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in World
World: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 17.94 headcount basis in 2019. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in World, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2019, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in World stood at 17.94 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
World ranks 11th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near World
- 8 Colombia 26.13 headcount basis compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.74 headcount basis compare
- 10 Burundi 25.58 headcount basis compare
- 11 Belize 25.26 headcount basis compare
- 12 Philippines 25.08 headcount basis compare
- 13 Tanzania 24.29 headcount basis compare
- 14 Peru 22.87 headcount basis compare
More reference data data for World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 10.82 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in World?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in World was 17.94 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.94 headcount basis in 2019.
- How does World rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- World ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in 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.