Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 33.5 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 33.5 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Afghanistan peaked at 33.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.51, in 1973.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.19 | 20.51 | 29.27 | 6 |
| 1990s | 26.61 | 24.79 | 28.37 | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.56 | 31.56 | 31.56 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.73 | 31.97 | 33.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 5 Bangladesh 35.1 compare
- 6 Eritrea 35.02 compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3 compare
- 9 Kenya 33.44 compare
- 10 Guinea 33.14 compare
- 11 Central African Republic 31.64 compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 125.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 6.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 9.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Afghanistan?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Afghanistan was 33.5 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.51 in 1973.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.