Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 17.79 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low & middle income, 1994–2018
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 Low & middle income is 17.79, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low & middle income peaked at 20.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.68, in 2017.
That places Low & middle income 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.72 | — |
| 1995 | 19.04 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.72 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.69 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.06 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 19.73 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.88 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.12 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.13 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.37 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.4 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.03 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.67 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 19.53 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.12 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.73 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.83 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.99 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.04 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.49 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.38 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.27 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.85 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.68 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.79 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.33 | 18.72 | 19.73 | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.8 | 18.73 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.37 | 17.68 | 19.04 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low & middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low & middle income was 17.79 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.68 in 2017.
- How does Low & middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.