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

Thailand, at 25.95 against 14.17 in Upper middle income as of 2018.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

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

Thailand

25.95

in 2018

Upper middle income

14.17

in 2018

Thailand rank

29th

Upper middle income rank

32nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

Thailand
Upper middle income

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 25.95 against 14.17 in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.78.

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

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

Thailand ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.27	15.39	6.87	Thailand
1980s	17.73	14.91	2.82	Thailand
1990s	18.09	14.57	3.52	Thailand
2000s	22.39	16.45	5.95	Thailand
2010s	27.33	14.45	12.88	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, secondary, Thailand or Upper middle income?: Thailand, at 25.95 against 14.17 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary between Thailand and Upper middle income?: 11.78, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Upper middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Thailand and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?: Thailand ranks 29th 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.