Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Bangladesh
36.68
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.02
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 36.68 against 23.02 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.66.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 137 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 30.63 27.28 3.35 Bangladesh
2010s 35.18 24.41 10.77 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bangladesh, at 36.68 against 23.02 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13.66, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 2,795 data points, 1981–2019
Last refreshed

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.