Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income
Middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 17.84 in 2018. β² Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income is 17.84, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income peaked at 19.72 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.56, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 17th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 | 15.56 | 17.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.11 | 16.88 | 17.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.82 | 16.72 | 18.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.03 | 17.83 | 19.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.16 | 17.81 | 18.81 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Middle income was 17.84 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.56 in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Middle income ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.