Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income

Low income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 22.09 in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
22.09
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 41 groups
All-time high
23.27
in 2006
All-time low
19.67
in 1972
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Low income, 1971–2018

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Ethiopia 40.35 compare
  2. 3 Guinea-Bissau 37.28 compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 36.54 compare
  4. 5 Bangladesh 35.1 compare
  5. 6 Eritrea 35.02 compare
  6. 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3 compare
  7. 8 Afghanistan 33.5 compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

More education data for Low income

All data for Low income β†’

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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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,299 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.