Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Mauritania or Upper middle income?

Mauritania, at 25.92 against 14.17 in Upper middle income as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?

24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.

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.

Mauritania vs Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Mauritania

25.92

in 2018

Upper middle income

14.17

in 2018

Mauritania rank

31st

Upper middle income rank

32nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

Mauritania
Upper middle income

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 25.92 against 14.17 in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.75.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 190 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.92	14.92	6.01	Mauritania
1990s	23.17	15	8.16	Mauritania
2000s	27.23	16.72	10.51	Mauritania
2010s	28.53	14.45	14.08	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Mauritania or Upper middle income?: Mauritania, at 25.92 against 14.17 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Mauritania and Upper middle income?: 11.75, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Upper middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?: Mauritania ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 32nd 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: 20 August 2026

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