Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 16.82 headcount basis in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.82 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
9th
of 18 groups
All-time high
19 headcount basis
in 2014
All-time low
16.82 headcount basis
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific, 2014–2019

051015202014201620192014: 19 headcount basis2015: 18.4 headcount basis2016: 17.3 headcount basis2017: 17.1 headcount basis2018: 16.9 headcount basis2019: 16.8 headcount basis

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 16.82 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in East Asia & Pacific, 2014 to 2019.
Year headcount basis Change
2014 19 headcount basis
2015 18.44 headcount basis -3.0%
2016 17.25 headcount basis -6.4%
2017 17.06 headcount basis -1.1%
2018 16.91 headcount basis -0.9%
2019 16.82 headcount basis -0.5%

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 6 Colombia 25.15 headcount basis
  2. 7 Belize 23.69 headcount basis compare
  3. 8 Djibouti 22.65 headcount basis compare
  4. 9 Ecuador 19.98 headcount basis compare
  5. 10 Niger 18.1 headcount basis
  6. 11 Suriname 16.63 headcount basis
  7. 12 China (People’s Republic of) 16.14 headcount basis compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific?
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific was 16.82 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 19 headcount basis in 2014.
What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 16.82 headcount basis in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2019.
Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 272 data points, 2009–2019
Last refreshed

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.