Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members
OECD members: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 14 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 14 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members peaked at 15.39 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.89, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.16 | 15 | 15.39 | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.47 | 13.98 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.12 | 13.89 | 14.48 | 9 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in OECD members was 14 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 in 1995.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 in 2010.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.