Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.07 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2021, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 21.07 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 23.75 headcount basis in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.07 headcount basis, in 2021.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 117th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.75 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 23.52 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.65 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.5 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.31 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.46 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.02 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.02 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.62 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.07 headcount basis | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6 headcount basis | 23.5 headcount basis | 23.75 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.52 headcount basis | 22.02 headcount basis | 23.31 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.34 headcount basis | 21.07 headcount basis | 21.62 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 21.07 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: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.75 headcount basis in 2006.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.07 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 117th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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