Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Euro area
Euro area: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 11.31 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Euro area, 1992β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 11.31 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Euro area peaked at 13.18 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.23, in 2008.
That places Euro area 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.87 | 12.52 | 13.18 | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.87 | 11.23 | 12.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.45 | 11.25 | 11.78 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 35 Mexico 19.66 compare
- 36 Guyana 19.58 compare
- 37 Gambia 19.34 compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 19.26 compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 19.2 compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 18.61 compare
- 41 Chile 18.32 compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Euro area?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Euro area was 11.31 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 in 1996.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.23 in 2008.
- How does Euro area rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.