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Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary by country

Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.

Countries reporting
128
Highest
43.67
Ethiopia
Lowest
3.71
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
13.44
Years covered
39
1981–2019
Data points
2,641

What the numbers show

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 43.67 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 3.71 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.44, and the mean is 15.06.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Gibraltar (up 168.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 59.4%).

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 43.67 2015 up 48.1% rising
2 Mozambique 36.5 2013 up 107.7% rising
3 Nicaragua 34.71 2010 up 8.5% flat
4 India 33.14 2018 up 56.7% rising
5 Afghanistan 32.84 2018 up 6.8% rising
6 Pakistan 28.99 2018 up 29.1% rising
7 Bangladesh 28.67 2018 up 18.2% rising
8 Eritrea 27.64 2018 down 7.9% falling
9 Sierra Leone 27.63 2017 up 12.3% falling
10 El Salvador 27.21 2018 down 1.1% rising
11 Thailand 27.14 2018 up 20.3% rising
12 Kenya 26.71 2009 up 46.7% rising
13 Liechtenstein 26.25 2017 down 12.2% falling
14 East Timor 26.03 2018 up 5.5% falling
15 Cambodia 25.33 2007 up 33.4% rising
16 Colombia 24.95 2018 up 29.0% rising
17 Nepal 24.86 2019 down 16.6% rising
18 Myanmar 23.9 2018 down 20.1% falling
19 Burkina Faso 23.12 2018 up 44.0% flat
20 Dominican Republic 22.76 2015 down 15.9% falling
21 Djibouti 22.65 2019 down 3.7% rising
22 Philippines 22.44 2017 down 10.3% rising
23 Guyana 21.74 2012 up 32.0% rising
24 Laos 20.02 2018 down 18.4% falling
25 Burundi 19.97 2018 down 48.0% falling
26 Ghana 19.6 2019 down 5.9% rising
27 Mongolia 19.49 2006 up 64.4% rising
28 Senegal 19.26 2018 down 23.4% falling
29 Kiribati 19.01 2008 up 7.2% rising
30 Ecuador 18.71 2018 up 28.0% rising
31 Sri Lanka 18.48 2018 up 3.4% flat
32 Chile 18.39 2017 down 21.2% falling
33 Finland 18.21 2017 up 85.4% rising
34 Niger 18.1 2017 down 10.4% rising
35 Madagascar 18.1 2018 down 7.7% flat
36 Uruguay 17.92 2010 down 15.2% falling
37 Samoa 17.64 2016 down 20.6% falling
38 Nigeria 17.63 2010 down 54.3% falling
39 Malaysia 17.63 2004 down 2.6% flat
40 Turkey 17.57 2017 up 8.7% flat
41 Chad 17.35 2016 down 14.8% falling
42 Iran 16.75 2017 — falling
43 United Kingdom 16.14 2017 up 22.3% rising
44 Morocco 15.84 2018 down 11.7% rising
45 Brazil 15.69 2017 down 8.3% falling
46 Puerto Rico 15.47 2016 up 100.9% rising
47 Mauritania 15.43 2018 down 36.7% falling
48 Netherlands 15.26 2017 up 9.8% falling
49 Slovenia 15.15 2016 up 30.4% falling
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.09 2010 down 37.4% falling
51 Belize 15.08 2018 up 7.2% falling
52 Cape Verde 15.04 2018 down 11.2% falling
53 Palestine 14.97 2018 down 28.5% falling
54 Indonesia 14.95 2018 up 33.1% rising
55 Sudan 14.92 2017 down 0.2% falling
56 Uzbekistan 14.69 2017 down 22.5% falling
57 Sweden 14.66 2017 up 54.0% flat
58 China 14.49 2018 down 10.5% falling
59 Montenegro 14.45 2018 up 4.9% rising
60 Gibraltar 14.4 2017 up 168.9% falling
61 Germany 14.02 2017 down 10.7% falling
62 Mexico 13.8 2017 down 8.7% flat
63 Mali 13.48 2017 up 6.3% falling
64 Egypt 13.45 2018 up 62.0% falling
65 Albania 13.43 2018 down 36.6% falling
66 Romania 13.21 2017 down 13.3% flat
67 South Korea 13.03 2017 down 18.8% falling
68 Grenada 12.84 2018 down 40.4% falling
69 Bulgaria 12.7 2017 up 12.0% rising
70 Iceland 12.45 2012 down 8.0% falling
71 New Zealand 12.44 2017 down 14.2% flat
72 Denmark 12.38 2014 up 23.0% rising
73 Bahamas 12.34 2018 down 2.5% falling
74 Costa Rica 12.28 2018 down 19.4% falling
75 Panama 12.11 2017 down 15.7% falling
76 Tunisia 11.83 2010 down 17.0% falling
77 Czechia 11.79 2013 up 28.9% rising
78 Austria 11.71 2017 down 11.9% flat
79 Saudi Arabia 11.37 2018 down 2.6% falling
80 Slovakia 11.32 2017 down 9.6% flat
81 Spain 11.29 2017 up 21.4% falling
82 France 11.22 2013 up 12.4% rising
83 Switzerland 11.18 2017 up 5.0% flat
84 Saint Lucia 11.01 2018 down 31.6% falling
85 Qatar 10.37 2018 up 18.5% rising
86 Cayman Islands 10.31 2018 up 40.8% flat
87 Hungary 10.3 2016 up 2.5% flat
88 North Macedonia 10.13 2017 down 32.9% volatile
89 Moldova 10.09 2018 down 18.4% falling
90 Italy 9.87 2017 down 9.1% rising
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.86 2018 down 26.7% falling
92 Oman 9.69 2018 down 52.0% rising
93 Canada 9.68 2017 down 23.6% falling
94 Cuba 9.56 2018 down 3.5% falling
95 Poland 9.51 2017 down 8.7% falling
96 Portugal 9.49 2017 up 37.0% rising
97 Greece 9.42 2017 up 22.6% falling
98 Macao 9.26 2018 down 50.5% falling
99 Bahrain 9.25 2018 up 1.9% rising
100 Latvia 9.17 2017 down 10.6% flat
101 Belgium 9.16 2017 — flat
102 Belarus 8.91 2018 up 14.2% rising
103 Suriname 8.88 2015 down 11.5% falling
104 Lithuania 8.79 2017 up 3.5% flat
105 Israel 8.69 2009 down 7.8% falling
106 Argentina 8.58 2008 down 29.8% falling
107 Syria 8.47 2013 down 21.1% falling
108 Jordan 8.4 2018 down 29.2% falling
109 Maldives 8.38 2003 down 17.4% rising
110 Estonia 8.26 2013 down 15.3% falling
111 Guatemala 8.15 2018 down 43.7% falling
112 Serbia 8.12 2018 down 21.1% falling
113 Lebanon 8.04 2016 up 5.1% rising
114 Luxembourg 7.97 2016 up 15.8% rising
115 Bhutan 7.86 2018 down 34.7% falling
116 Cyprus 7.8 2017 down 25.6% falling
117 Brunei 7.78 2018 down 19.7% falling
118 Benin 7.7 2014 down 53.3% falling
119 Malta 7.68 2017 down 59.4% falling
120 Dominica 7.32 2016 down 31.7% falling
121 Georgia 6.92 2018 down 12.8% rising
122 Comoros 6.88 2018 down 34.7% falling
123 Kuwait 6.77 2009 down 26.0% falling
124 British Virgin Islands 6.74 2011 down 35.1% falling
125 Bermuda 6.63 2015 down 4.8% falling
126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.14 2012 down 38.6% falling
127 Croatia 6.06 2016 down 24.9% falling
128 Antigua and Barbuda 3.71 2015 down 57.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,641 data points, 1981–2019
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Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.