Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 15.75 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 15.75 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 18.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.56, in 1995.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.74 | — |
| 1995 | 13.56 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.76 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 14.49 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 15.11 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.17 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.39 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8 | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 18.74 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.74 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 17.38 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 17.67 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.75 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.38 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 16.19 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.27 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.17 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.91 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 16.8 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.46 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 17.84 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 16.89 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 16.19 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.96 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.75 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3 | 13.56 | 15.17 | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.23 | 16.19 | 18.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.77 | 15.75 | 18.46 | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 19 Burkina Faso 23.12 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 22.76 compare
- 21 Djibouti 22.65 compare
- 22 Philippines 22.44 compare
- 23 Guyana 21.74 compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.02 compare
- 25 Burundi 19.97 compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.75 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.56 in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.