Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 16.62 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in United Kingdom, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 16.62 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in United Kingdom peaked at 16.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5, in 1996.
That places United Kingdom 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.89 | 10.5 | 14.67 | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.86 | 14.01 | 15.48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.94 | 15.46 | 16.62 | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,128 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 35.41 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in United Kingdom?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in United Kingdom was 16.62 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 16.62 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- United Kingdom ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.