How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.

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.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

14.45

in 2018

Zambia

21.13

in 2014

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

30th

Zambia rank

31st

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21.13 against 14.45 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 6.68.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.35	39.39	21.04	Zambia
2000s	18.29	52.82	34.53	Zambia
2010s	15.26	45.43	30.17	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Zambia?: Zambia, at 21.13 against 14.45 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2014.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?: 6.68, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 43 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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