Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 18.57 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.57
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
13th
of 41 groups
All-time high
19.82
in 2013
All-time low
15.81
in 1996
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income, 1994–2018

051015201994200620181994: 16.11995: 16.51996: 15.81997: 16.71998: 18.41999: 17.42000: 18.12001: 19.32002: 19.22003: 18.52004: 18.72005: 18.52006: 18.32007: 17.62008: 17.32009: 17.22010: 17.12011: 17.32012: 17.52013: 19.82014: 19.72015: 19.22016: 18.92017: 18.62018: 18.6

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

Annual values for Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Low & middle income, 1994 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 El Salvador 27.21 compare
  2. 11 Thailand 27.14 compare
  3. 12 Kenya 26.71 compare
  4. 13 Liechtenstein 26.25 compare
  5. 14 Timor-Leste 26.03 compare
  6. 15 Cambodia 25.33 compare
  7. 16 Colombia 24.95 compare

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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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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,641 data points, 1981–2019
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Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.