Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 16.97 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 16.97 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 19.86 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.97 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 106th out of 150 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.08 headcount basis | — |
| 2011 | 19.86 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 18.87 headcount basis | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.75 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.27 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.12 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.97 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.08 headcount basis | 19.08 headcount basis | 19.08 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.44 headcount basis | 17.27 headcount basis | 19.86 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.05 headcount basis | 16.97 headcount basis | 17.12 headcount basis | 2 |
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 upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 16.97 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.97 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 106th out of 150 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release