Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total
IDA total: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 21.68 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total is 21.68, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total peaked at 23.88 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.23, in 1990.
IDA total ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.08 | 19.76 | 20.41 | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.77 | 19.33 | 21.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.82 | 19.23 | 23.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.27 | 22.62 | 23.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.95 | 21.28 | 22.99 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Mozambique 36.54 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 35.1 compare
- 6 Eritrea 35.02 compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 33.5 compare
- 9 Kenya 33.44 compare
- 10 Guinea 33.14 compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in IDA total was 21.68 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 23.88 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.23 in 1990.
- How does IDA total rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.