Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA only
IDA only: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 26.25 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA only, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 26.25 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA only peaked at 28.26 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 2009.
That places IDA only 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.11 | 26.58 | 27.79 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.88 | 24.8 | 28.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.32 | 25.29 | 26.93 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 1 Ethiopia 43.91 compare
- 2 Mozambique 43.6 compare
- 3 Eritrea 40.34 compare
- 4 Mauritania 37.6 compare
- 5 Guinea 37.05 compare
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA only?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA only was 26.25 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 28.26 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 2009.
- How does IDA only rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- IDA only ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.