How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Sweden?

17 years are reported by both, from 1997 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, upper secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, People's Republic of vs Sweden: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

China, People's Republic of

14.49

in 2018

Sweden

14.66

in 2017

China, People's Republic of rank

58th

Sweden rank

57th

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary over time

China, People's Republic of
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14.66 against 14.49 in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was China, People's Republic of ahead.

China, People's Republic of ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 57th of 128 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, People's Republic of	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.52	10.37	4.15	China, People's Republic of
2000s	17.44	12.55	4.9	China, People's Republic of
2010s	15.88	12.4	3.48	China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary, China, People's Republic of or Sweden?: Sweden, at 14.66 against 14.49 in China, People's Republic of as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary between China, People's Republic of and Sweden?: 0.17, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Sweden?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do China, People's Republic of and Sweden rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?: China, People's Republic of ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 57th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 171 places, 2,641 data points, 1981–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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