Nigeria vs Philippines: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Nigeria

23.2

in 2010

Philippines

23.88

in 2017

Nigeria rank

40th

Philippines rank

39th

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary over time

Philippines currently reports 23.88 against 23.2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6835.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 40th and Philippines ranks 39th of 190 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 6,299 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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