Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 16.78 in 2017. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 16.78, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 21.94 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.75, in 2016.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.85 | 19.58 | 20.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5 | 17.98 | 21.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.29 | 16.75 | 17.94 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 359.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 16.78 in 2017, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.94 in 2009.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.75 in 2016.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.