Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low income

Low income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 25.35 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
25.35
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
5th
of 41 groups
All-time high
26.71
in 2012
All-time low
23.77
in 2000
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low income, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 241999: 24.52000: 23.82001: 25.12002: 25.62003: 25.32004: 25.62005: 262006: 26.12007: 262008: 26.52009: 26.62010: 26.12011: 25.82012: 26.72013: 26.12014: 26.12015: 25.82016: 262017: 25.4

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 25.35 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2017.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low income peaked at 26.71 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.77, in 2000.

Low income ranks 5th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.28 24.02 24.54 2
2000s 25.65 23.77 26.58 10
2010s 26 25.35 26.71 8

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 2 Mozambique 43.6 compare
  2. 3 Eritrea 40.34 compare
  3. 4 Mauritania 37.6 compare
  4. 5 Guinea 37.05 compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 36.68 compare
  6. 7 Burundi 35.69 compare
  7. 8 Chad 35.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low income?
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Low income was 25.35 in 2017, 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 26.71 in 2012.
What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 23.77 in 2000.
How does Low income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
Low income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2017.
Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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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.