Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.11 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2021, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 21.11 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 23.81 headcount basis in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.11 headcount basis, in 2021.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 111th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.68 headcount basis | 23.58 headcount basis | 23.81 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.58 headcount basis | 22.05 headcount basis | 23.38 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.38 headcount basis | 21.11 headcount basis | 21.65 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 63.30 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 21.11 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.81 headcount basis in 2006.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.11 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 111th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release