Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 18.39 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income stood at 18.39.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income peaked at 29.62 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 18.32, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.01 | 28.36 | 29.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.79 | 24.11 | 27.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.87 | 23.5 | 24.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.78 | 19.09 | 23.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.54 | 18.32 | 18.78 | 9 |
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Upper middle income was 18.39 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 29.62 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.32 in 2014.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.