Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 44.48 headcount basis in 2019. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 44.48 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 44.48 headcount basis in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.54 headcount basis, in 1998.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4 headcount basis | 40.54 headcount basis | 42.27 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.92 headcount basis | 40.78 headcount basis | 43.16 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.18 headcount basis | 41.36 headcount basis | 44.48 headcount basis | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in Least developed countries: UN classification was 44.48 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 44.48 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.54 headcount basis in 1998.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of pupils per trained 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 trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). 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.