India vs Middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

India
24.93
in 2018
Middle income
17.25
in 2018
India rank
22nd
Middle income rank
21st

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

  • India
  • Middle income
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How they compare

India currently reports 24.93 against 17.25 in Middle income, a difference of 7.68.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 21st of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 37.89 19.25 18.64 India
2000s 34.77 19.6 15.17 India
2010s 29.05 17.77 11.27 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, India or Middle income?
India, at 24.93 against 17.25 in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between India and Middle income?
7.68, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
India ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 21st 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.