Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 18.12 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income is 18.12, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income peaked at 19.82 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.69, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.69 | — |
| 1971 | 16.08 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 16.4 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16.4 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.3 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.56 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 17.04 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 17.46 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 17.72 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 17.49 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.32 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 17.18 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.02 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 17.07 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.2 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.51 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17.42 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.36 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 17.21 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 17.01 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 16.86 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.99 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.28 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.57 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.79 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 18.15 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 18.35 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.65 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.82 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.84 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.22 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 19.82 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19.81 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.66 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19.75 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.43 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.13 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.72 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.32 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.23 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.36 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.04 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 18.93 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.67 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.27 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.08 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.12 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.72 | 15.69 | 17.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.23 | 17.01 | 17.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.93 | 16.86 | 18.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2 | 18.1 | 19.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.42 | 18.08 | 19.04 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low & middle income was 18.12 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.