Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 18.57 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 18.57 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income peaked at 19.82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.81, in 1996.
That places Low & middle income 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.08 | — |
| 1995 | 16.45 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 15.81 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.72 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 18.38 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 17.37 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 18.08 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 19.27 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 19.23 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.5 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 18.73 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.5 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.34 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.57 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 17.25 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 17.24 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.13 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.27 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.49 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.82 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 19.69 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 19.22 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 18.87 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.64 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.57 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8 | 15.81 | 18.38 | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.27 | 17.24 | 19.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 | 17.13 | 19.82 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 10 El Salvador 27.21 compare
- 11 Thailand 27.14 compare
- 12 Kenya 26.71 compare
- 13 Liechtenstein 26.25 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 26.03 compare
- 15 Cambodia 25.33 compare
- 16 Colombia 24.95 compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income was 18.57 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 in 1996.
- How does Low & middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.