Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Madagascar or Upper middle income?

Madagascar, at 19.74 against 13.93 in Upper middle income as of 2018.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

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

Madagascar

19.74

in 2018

Upper middle income

13.93

in 2018

Madagascar rank

34th

Upper middle income rank

34th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Madagascar
Upper middle income

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 19.74 against 13.93 in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.81.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.04	15.72	4.32	Madagascar
2000s	26.98	15.88	11.1	Madagascar
2010s	23.51	14.22	9.3	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Madagascar or Upper middle income?: Madagascar, at 19.74 against 13.93 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Madagascar and Upper middle income?: 5.81, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Upper middle income?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?: Madagascar ranks 34th 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.