Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Small states
Small states: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 14.53 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Small states, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Small states recorded 14.53 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Small states peaked at 18.84 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.26, in 2017.
Small states ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.61 | 18.35 | 18.84 | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.75 | 17.3 | 18.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.99 | 16.61 | 17.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.29 | 15.75 | 16.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 | 14.26 | 15.69 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 27 East Timor 26.55 compare
- 28 Togo 26.25 compare
- 29 Thailand 25.95 compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 25.92 compare
- 31 Mauritania 25.92 compare
- 32 Colombia 25.91 compare
- 33 Zambia 25.41 compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Small states?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Small states was 14.53 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 18.84 in 1975.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 in 2017.
- How does Small states rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.