Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Bangladesh
35.1
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21.61
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 35.1 against 21.61 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.49.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2 | 24.37 | 1.16 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 26.91 | 24.85 | 2.06 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 33.72 | 24.71 | 9.01 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 29.82 | 25.26 | 4.55 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 33.1 | 22.15 | 10.95 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bangladesh, at 35.1 against 21.61 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13.49, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.