Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members
OECD members: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 14 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members, 1992β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 14 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members peaked at 15.39 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.89, in 2010.
That places OECD members 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.16 | 15 | 15.39 | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.47 | 13.98 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.12 | 13.89 | 14.48 | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members was 14 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 in 1995.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.