Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income
High income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 12.63 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income, 1971β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
High income recorded 12.63 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income peaked at 16.65 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 12.61, in 2017.
High income ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.28 | 15.79 | 16.65 | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.33 | 14.79 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.97 | 13.76 | 14.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 12.73 | 13.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 | 12.61 | 12.87 | 9 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 733.62 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income was 12.63 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 in 1973.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 in 2017.
- How does High income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- High income ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, 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.