Germany vs Sweden: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Germany

11.09

in 2017

Sweden

11.26

in 2017

Germany rank

91st

Sweden rank

88th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Sweden currently reports 11.26 against 11.09 in Germany, a difference of 0.1695.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 88th of 137 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 2,795 data points, 1981–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.