Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia

Indonesia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 15.42 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
15.42
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
58th
of 137 countries
All-time high
16.54
in 1998
All-time low
12.5
in 2008
Years of data
21
1995–2018

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia, 1995–2018

0510151995200620181995: 15.71998: 16.51999: 16.32000: 15.52001: 15.12002: 13.92003: 152004: 14.92005: 12.92006: 12.92007: 13.72008: 12.52009: 132010: 12.92011: 14.32012: 16.12013: 14.42014: 14.72016: 13.92017: 15.22018: 15.4

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 15.42 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia peaked at 16.54 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2008.

That places Indonesia 58th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia, 1995 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1995 15.73 —
1998 16.54 +5.1%
1999 16.31 -1.4%
2000 15.55 -4.6%
2001 15.07 -3.1%
2002 13.87 -8.0%
2003 14.98 +8.0%
2004 14.88 -0.7%
2005 12.89 -13.4%
2006 12.89 +0.0%
2007 13.66 +6.0%
2008 12.5 -8.5%
2009 13.05 +4.4%
2010 12.89 -1.2%
2011 14.26 +10.6%
2012 16.05 +12.6%
2013 14.39 -10.3%
2014 14.71 +2.2%
2016 13.9 -5.5%
2017 15.19 +9.3%
2018 15.42 +1.5%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 15.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 15.42 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.33, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.19 15.73 16.54 3
2000s 13.93 12.5 15.55 10
2010s 14.6 12.89 16.05 8

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 55 Cape Verde 15.69 compare
  2. 56 Sierra Leone 15.58 compare
  3. 57 Gibraltar 15.49 compare
  4. 59 Israel 15.12 compare
  5. 60 New Zealand 15.02 compare
  6. 61 Kiribati 14.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia?
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Indonesia was 15.42 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 16.54 in 1998.
What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2008.
How does Indonesia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
Indonesia ranks 58th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 2,795 data points, 1981–2019
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Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.