Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 27.64 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 27.64 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Eritrea peaked at 53.31 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.64, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 8th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.46 | 33.66 | 45.21 | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.36 | 30.01 | 53.31 | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.37 | 27.64 | 40.45 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 5 Afghanistan 32.84 compare
- 6 Pakistan 28.99 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 28.67 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 27.63 compare
- 10 El Salvador 27.21 compare
- 11 Thailand 27.14 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2022)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.76 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Eritrea?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Eritrea was 27.64 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.31 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.64 in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Eritrea ranks 8th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.