Colombia vs El Salvador: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Colombia
26.31
in 2018
El Salvador
27.8
in 2018
Colombia rank
21st
El Salvador rank
19th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
0102030200220102018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 27.8 against 26.31 in Colombia, a difference of 1.49.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 19th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 27.63 28.3 0.6713 El Salvador
2010s 26.44 28.77 2.32 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 27.8 against 26.31 in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Colombia and El Salvador?
1.49, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
Colombia ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 19th 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.