Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total
IDA total: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 22.18 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total, 1997β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 22.18 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total peaked at 25.01 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.53, in 2017.
IDA total ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.58 | 23.3 | 24.04 | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.26 | 23.02 | 25.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.82 | 21.53 | 24.34 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total was 22.18 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.53 in 2017.
- How does IDA total rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.