Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 26.31 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Colombia, 2002–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 26.31 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Colombia peaked at 30.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.09, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 21st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.99 | 21.09 | 29.77 | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.88 | 26.25 | 30.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 18 Senegal 28.35 compare
- 19 El Salvador 27.8 compare
- 20 East Timor 26.95 compare
- 22 India 24.93 compare
- 23 Thailand 24.86 compare
- 24 Philippines 24.18 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2022)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 27.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Colombia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Colombia was 26.31 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.09 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.