Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 18.4 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay, 1970–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2012, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay stood at 18.4. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay peaked at 18.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.66, in 1971.
That places Paraguay 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.52 | 8.66 | 10.27 | 5 |
| 1990s | 13.16 | 10.3 | 17.46 | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.06 | 11.84 | 12.87 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 1 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.53 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Paraguay was 18.4 in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 in 1971.
- How does Paraguay rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Paraguay ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.