How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mali: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

18.39

in 2018

Mali

29.73

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

17th

Mali rank

15th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 29.73 against 18.39 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.34.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Mali ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20	31.12	11.12	Mali
2000s	19	35.52	16.52	Mali
2010s	18.63	30.03	11.4	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mali?: Mali, at 29.73 against 18.39 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali?: 11.34, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mali rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Mali ranks 15th 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.