Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 16.9 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 19.76 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.9 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 108th 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.03 headcount basis | — |
| 2011 | 19.76 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.78 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.65 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.17 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.03 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.9 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.03 headcount basis | 19.03 headcount basis | 19.03 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.34 headcount basis | 17.17 headcount basis | 19.76 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.97 headcount basis | 16.9 headcount basis | 17.03 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 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 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 108th out of 150 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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