How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Netherlands?

14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.

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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Netherlands: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Democratic Republic of the Congo

14.24

in 2015

Netherlands

14.52

in 2017

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

98th

Netherlands rank

95th

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 14.52 against 14.24 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.28.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 95th of 190 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.14	14.53	8.62	Democratic Republic of the Congo
1980s	20.55	15.33	5.22	Democratic Republic of the Congo
1990s	21.04	16.38	4.67	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s	16.09	13.3	2.79	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s	15.19	13.91	1.28	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 14.52 against 14.24 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Netherlands?: 0.28, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Netherlands?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Netherlands rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 95th 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.