Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 21.41 in 2018. β² Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Early-demographic dividend, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 21.41 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 23.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.72, in 1972.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.14 | 19.72 | 20.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.78 | 20.62 | 20.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.16 | 20.71 | 23.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.44 | 20.54 | 23.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 | 20.54 | 22.77 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 33.5 compare
- 9 Kenya 33.44 compare
- 10 Guinea 33.14 compare
- 11 Central African Republic 31.64 compare
- 12 Nicaragua 30.83 compare
- 13 Niger 29.73 compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Early-demographic dividend?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Early-demographic dividend was 21.41 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 23.54 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.72 in 1972.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.