Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 17.71 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 17.71 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 20.33 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 2017.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.62 | — |
| 1995 | 18.93 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.61 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.57 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.95 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 19.63 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.81 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.06 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.06 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.31 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.33 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.97 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.61 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 19.47 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.06 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.67 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.77 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.89 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.94 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.29 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.17 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.75 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.59 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.71 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.22 | 18.62 | 19.63 | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.73 | 18.67 | 20.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 | 17.59 | 18.94 | 9 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total was 17.71 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 2017.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.