Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total
IDA total: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 22.18 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 22.18 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total peaked at 25.01 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.53, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.58 | 23.3 | 24.04 | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.26 | 23.02 | 25.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.82 | 21.53 | 24.34 | 9 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in IDA total was 22.18 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.53 in 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.