Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 21.11 headcount basis, measured in 2021. 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 23.81 headcount basis in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.11 headcount basis, in 2021.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.81 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 23.59 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.72 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.58 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.38 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.87 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.53 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.06 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 22.05 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.65 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.11 headcount basis | -2.5% |
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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.11 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 111th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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