Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.16 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2021, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America stood at 21.16 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America peaked at 23.85 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.16 headcount basis, in 2021.
MDG: Latin America ranks 107th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.85 headcount basis | — |
| 2012 | 22.7 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.07 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.68 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.16 headcount basis | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.85 headcount basis | 23.85 headcount basis | 23.85 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.29 headcount basis | 22.07 headcount basis | 22.7 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.42 headcount basis | 21.16 headcount basis | 21.68 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in MDG: Latin America was 21.16 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.85 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.16 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 107th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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