Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income
Low income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 22.09 in 2018. β² Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income, 1971β2018
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 income is 22.09, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income peaked at 23.27 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.67, in 1972.
Low income ranks 5th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.26 | 19.67 | 21.13 | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.66 | 20.41 | 21.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 21.02 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.75 | 21.92 | 23.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.39 | 21.88 | 22.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 2 Ethiopia 40.35 compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 37.28 compare
- 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
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income was 22.09 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.27 in 2006.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.67 in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Low income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.