Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 18.02 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total stood at 18.02.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 19.76 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.62, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.66 | 15.62 | 17.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.23 | 17.01 | 17.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.91 | 16.87 | 18.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.13 | 18.02 | 19.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 | 17.97 | 18.93 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA & IBRD total was 18.02 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.