Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total
IDA total: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 20.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 20.9 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total peaked at 22.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.05, in 1997.
That places IDA total 6th 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 | 20.99 | 19.05 | 22.22 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.51 | 20.45 | 22.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.62 | 19.47 | 21.27 | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 3 Nicaragua 34.71 compare
- 4 India 33.14 compare
- 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
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total was 20.9 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 22.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.05 in 1997.
- How does IDA total rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.