Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 21.22 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income, 1993–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 21.22 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income peaked at 26.41 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.97, in 2017.
That places Lower middle income 13th 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 26 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23.59 | — |
| 1994 | 25 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 24.65 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 26.41 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 26.26 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 25.64 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 26.09 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.17 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.87 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.8 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.24 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.13 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 24.44 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 24 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.18 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.29 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 23.61 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.04 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.3 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 22.45 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.29 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.21 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.97 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.22 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.38 | 23.59 | 26.41 | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.9 | 22.29 | 26.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.35 | 20.97 | 24.04 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lower middle income was 21.22 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.41 in 1996.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.97 in 2017.
- How does Lower middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.