Ecuador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Ecuador
18.71
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.48
in 2018
Ecuador rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary over time

  • Ecuador
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 18.71 against 14.48 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.23.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Ecuador ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 128 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 14.39 15.84 1.45 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 19.94 14.61 5.34 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary, Ecuador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ecuador, at 18.71 against 14.48 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary between Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
4.23, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
Ecuador ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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

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