Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Middle income
Middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 17.25 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Middle income, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Middle income recorded 17.25 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Middle income peaked at 20.15 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.15, in 2017.
Middle income ranks 21st of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.18 | 18.58 | 19.61 | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.51 | 18.27 | 20.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 | 17.15 | 18.52 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 18 Senegal 28.35 compare
- 19 El Salvador 27.8 compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 26.95 compare
- 21 Colombia 26.31 compare
- 22 India 24.93 compare
- 23 Thailand 24.86 compare
- 24 Philippines 24.18 compare
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Middle income was 17.25 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.15 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.