What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?

7.14, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?

11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Dominican Republic

21.07

in 2015

Upper middle income

13.93

in 2018

Dominican Republic rank

33rd

Upper middle income rank

34th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Dominican Republic
Upper middle income

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 21.07 against 13.93 in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.14.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.85	16.23	8.62	Dominican Republic
2010s	26.47	14.69	11.79	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Dominican Republic or Upper middle income?: Dominican Republic, at 21.07 against 13.93 in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?: 7.14, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Upper middle income?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?: Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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: 20 August 2026

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