Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2021, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 21.11 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 23.81 headcount basis in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.11 headcount basis, in 2021.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 109th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 | 22.06 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.66 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.11 headcount basis | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.67 headcount basis | 23.58 headcount basis | 23.81 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.58 headcount basis | 22.06 headcount basis | 23.38 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.38 headcount basis | 21.11 headcount basis | 21.66 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.11 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 109th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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