Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only
IDA only: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 19.75 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only stood at 19.75.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only peaked at 23.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.76, in 1997.
That places IDA only 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.15 | 17.76 | 23.14 | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.72 | 18.84 | 23.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.97 | 19.73 | 20.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 5 Afghanistan 32.84 compare
- 6 Pakistan 28.99 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 28.67 compare
- 8 Eritrea 27.64 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 27.63 compare
- 10 El Salvador 27.21 compare
- 11 Thailand 27.14 compare
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA only was 19.75 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 23.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.76 in 1997.
- How does IDA only rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- IDA only ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.