Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 22.34 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income stood at 22.34.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income peaked at 24.84 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.28, in 1972.
Lower middle income ranks 5th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9 | 19.28 | 20.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.63 | 21.12 | 22.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.05 | 21.28 | 24.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.49 | 21.15 | 24.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.58 | 21.21 | 23.81 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle 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 Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lower middle income was 22.34 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.84 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 in 1972.
- How does Lower middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.