Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total
IDA total: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 20.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 20.9 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total peaked at 22.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.05, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.99 | 19.05 | 22.22 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.51 | 20.45 | 22.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.62 | 19.47 | 21.27 | 9 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in IDA total was 20.9 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 22.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.05 in 1997.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.