Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 19.23 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 19.23 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 21.62 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.11 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 122nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.62 headcount basis | — |
| 2011 | 21.56 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.9 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.97 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.61 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.45 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.2 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.05 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.81 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.52 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.14 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.11 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.37 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.23 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.62 headcount basis | 21.62 headcount basis | 21.62 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.57 headcount basis | 19.81 headcount basis | 21.56 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.27 headcount basis | 19.11 headcount basis | 19.52 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 19.23 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.62 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.11 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 122nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release