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)
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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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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,299 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.