How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?

43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

China (People’s Republic of) vs Korea: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

China (People’s Republic of)

13.26

in 2018

Korea

13.27

in 2017

China (People’s Republic of) rank

111th

Korea rank

110th

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

China (People’s Republic of)
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 13.27 against 13.26 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 111th and Korea ranks 110th of 190 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.03	36.98	15.95	Korea
1980s	16.89	35.5	18.61	Korea
1990s	14.93	24.54	9.61	Korea
2000s	17.4	18.63	1.23	Korea
2010s	14.4	15.23	0.8375	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, China (People’s Republic of) or Korea?: Korea, at 13.27 against 13.26 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?: 0.01, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Korea rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 111th and Korea ranks 110th 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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