What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Lesotho, Kingdom of and OECD members?

11.66, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and OECD members?

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Lesotho, Kingdom of vs OECD members: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Lesotho, Kingdom of

25.34

in 2017

OECD members

13.68

in 2018

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

34th

OECD members rank

33rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

Lesotho, Kingdom of
OECD members

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 25.34 against 13.68 in OECD members, a difference of 11.66.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.9 times OECD members's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Lesotho, Kingdom of has been ahead every year.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

Lesotho, Kingdom of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho, Kingdom of	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.82	16.28	8.54	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1980s	19.85	15.54	4.31	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1990s	22.06	14.32	7.75	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2000s	24.18	13.9	10.29	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2010s	24.25	13.7	10.55	Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Lesotho, Kingdom of or OECD members?: Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 25.34 against 13.68 in OECD members as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Lesotho, Kingdom of and OECD members?: 11.66, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and OECD members?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and OECD members rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?: Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 33rd 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.