Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 20.52 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 20.52 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 27.08 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 19.77, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.71 | 21.28 | 26.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.22 | 22.27 | 27.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.24 | 22.41 | 24.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.66 | 21.95 | 25.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.71 | 19.77 | 22.23 | 9 |
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9405 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 44.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Pre-demographic dividend was 20.52 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 27.08 in 1981.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.77 in 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.