Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 23.79 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 23.79, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 27.27 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.79, in 2017.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6th out of 41 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.56 | 24.31 | 24.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.01 | 23.92 | 27.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.36 | 23.79 | 26.8 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 23.79 in 2017, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.27 in 2008.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.79 in 2017.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 41 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.