Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income
High income: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 12.63 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
High income recorded 12.63 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income peaked at 16.65 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 12.61, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.28 | 15.79 | 16.65 | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.33 | 14.79 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.97 | 13.76 | 14.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 12.73 | 13.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 | 12.61 | 12.87 | 9 |
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 733.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9994 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 103.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in High income was 12.63 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 in 1973.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 in 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, 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.