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Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
17.2value
Median: 15.5value
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
46.7value
Lowest
Liechtenstein
5.6value
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan46.7value
2Ethiopia43.9value
3Mozambique43.6value
4Eritrea40.3value
5Mauritania37.6value
By Region
Africa24.0value(9 countries)
South America19.0value(7 countries)
Other18.4value(104 countries)
Asia18.2value(25 countries)
North America16.4value(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.6value)High (46.7value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.2value)

Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (104)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (30)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Sudan46.7value
2Ethiopia43.9value
3Mozambique43.6value
4Eritrea40.3value
5Mauritania37.6value
6Guinea37.0value
7Bangladesh36.7value
8Burundi35.7value
9Chad35.4value
10Niger34.7value
11Cote d'Ivoire34.3value
12Togo33.9value
13Afghanistan33.9value
14Nepal32.0value
15Nigeria31.1value
16Kenya30.7value
17Rwanda30.3value
18Djibouti30.0value
19Mali29.7value
20Nicaragua29.3value
21Myanmar28.7value
22Angola28.7value
23Senegal28.3value
24El Salvador27.8value
25Timor-Leste26.9value
26Yemen26.8value
27Nauru26.4value
28Colombia26.3value
29Fiji26.2value
30Namibia25.9value
31India24.9value
32Thailand24.9value
33Bolivia24.4value
34Philippines24.2value
35Cameroon24.2value
36Samoa23.6value
37Burkina Faso23.1value
38Ecuador22.8value
39Morocco22.6value
40Papua New Guinea22.6value
41Cambodia21.9value
42Peru21.6value
43Tajikistan21.6value
44Islamic Republic of Iran21.3value
45Zambia21.1value
46Singapore21.1value
47Mongolia21.1value
48Dominican Republic21.1value
49Barbados20.5value
50Micronesia, Federated States of19.8value
51Madagascar19.7value
52Mexico19.7value
53Guyana19.6value
54Republic of the Congo19.5value
55Jamaica19.4value
56Republic of The Gambia19.3value
57Eswatini19.3value
58Puerto Rico19.3value
59Sao Tome and Principe19.2value
60North Korea19.1value
61Paraguay19.1value
62Canada19.0value
63Iraq18.8value
64Honduras18.7value
65State of Palestine18.6value
66Vanuatu18.4value
67Chile18.3value
68Somalia17.9value
69Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.8value
70Algeria17.8value
71Hong Kong17.8value
72Brazil17.6value
73Vietnam17.6value
74United Kingdom17.4value
75Lao People's Democratic Republic17.3value
76Belize17.3value
77Malaysia17.2value
78Guinea-Bissau17.1value
79Türkiye17.1value
80Egypt16.8value
81Sri Lanka16.7value
82Syrian Arab Republic16.6value
83Pakistan16.4value
84Equatorial Guinea16.3value
85Argentina16.3value
86Solomon Islands16.2value
87Palau15.9value
88Cape Verde15.7value
89Sierra Leone15.6value
90Gibraltar15.5value
91Indonesia15.4value
92Israel15.1value
93New Zealand15.0value
94Kiribati14.9value
95France14.7value
96Panama14.7value
97Liberia14.6value
98Jordan14.6value
99United States of America14.5value
100Tonga14.5value
101Marshall Islands14.4value
102Suriname14.2value
103Seychelles14.0value
104Dominica14.0value
105Netherlands13.8value
106Tunisia13.6value
107United Arab Emirates13.6value
108South Korea13.6value
109Trinidad and Tobago13.5value
110Ghana13.1value
111Grenada12.8value
112Bulgaria12.7value
113Bhutan12.6value
114Bahamas12.6value
115Costa Rica12.5value
116Guatemala12.4value
117People's Republic of China12.3value
118Japan12.3value
119Armenia12.0value
120Spain11.9value
121Saudi Arabia11.7value
122Qatar11.7value
123Cayman Islands11.6value
124Bahrain11.3value
125Czech Republic11.3value
126Sweden11.3value
127Saint Lucia11.2value
128Romania11.2value
129South Africa11.2value
130Germany11.1value
131Benin11.0value
132Slovakia10.9value
133Antigua and Barbuda10.9value
134Oman10.4value
135Macao10.4value
136Italy10.2value
137Denmark10.1value
138Uruguay10.1value
139Luxembourg10.1value
140Saint Kitts and Nevis10.0value
141Iceland9.9value
142Albania9.9value
143Moldova, Republic of9.8value
144Hungary9.7value
145Cuba9.7value
146Brunei Darussalam9.6value
147Portugal9.5value
148Comoros9.2value
149Cyprus9.0value
150Finland8.9value
151Virgin Islands, British8.9value
152Turks and Caicos Islands8.9value
153Belgium8.7value
154Estonia8.6value
155Poland8.6value
156Uzbekistan8.5value
157Bosnia and Herzegovina8.5value
158Switzerland8.4value
159Belarus8.4value
160Georgia8.3value
161Kuwait8.1value
162Norway8.0value
163Tuvalu7.9value
164Greece7.8value
165Serbia7.8value
166The Republic of North Macedonia7.8value
167Austria7.7value
168Croatia7.6value
169Latvia7.5value
170Lithuania7.4value
171Lebanon7.4value
172Monaco7.3value
173Andorra7.3value
174Azerbaijan7.0value
175Malta6.4value
176San Marino6.3value
177Bermuda6.0value
178Maldives5.9value
179Slovenia5.9value
180Liechtenstein5.6value
Showing 180 of 180 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).

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