What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of and World?

10.08, with Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of and World?

9 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of vs World: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of

26.95

in 2018

World

16.87

in 2018

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank

20th

World rank

21st

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
World

How they compare

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of currently reports 26.95 against 16.87 in World, a difference of 10.08.

That makes Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of's figure about 1.6 times World's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 137 countries.

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.08	18.38	13.69	Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
2010s	26.43	17.27	9.16	Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of or World?: Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of, at 26.95 against 16.87 in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of and World?: 10.08, with Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of and World?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of and World rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?: Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 20th and World 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: 06 August 2026

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