DEFINITION
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary
education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | Nepal: | 61.1 | |
| #2 | Eritrea: | 50.7 | |
| #3 | Ethiopia: | 46.6 | |
| #4 | Bangladesh: | 42.6 | |
| #5 | Bhutan: | 38.6 | |
| #6 | Togo: | 35.2 | |
| #7 | Chad: | 34.1 | |
| #8 | Grenada: | 33.1 | |
| #9 | Dominican Republic: | 32.1 | |
| #10 | Burma: | 29.9 | |
| #11 | Guinea: | 29.9 | |
| #12 | South Africa: | 29.5 | |
| #13 | El Salvador: | 29.1 | |
| #14 | Cote d'Ivoire: | 29.1 | |
| #15 | Zambia: | 29 | |
| #16 | Mozambique: | 29 | |
| #17 | Mali: | 28.4 | |
| #18 | Pakistan: | 28.3 | |
| #19 | Vietnam: | 28.2 | |
| #20 | Gabon: | 28.1 | |
| #21 | Senegal: | 27.9 | |
| #22 | Burkina Faso: | 27.9 | |
| #23 | Sudan: | 27.3 | |
| #24 | Mauritania: | 26.2 | |
| #25 | Kenya: | 26.1 | |
| #26 | Thailand: | 25.2 | |
| #27 | Vanuatu: | 24.5 | |
| #28 | Niger: | 24.4 | |
| #29 | Cape Verde: | 24.3 | |
| #30 | Gambia, The: | 24.2 | |
| #31 | Cameroon: | 23.8 | |
| #32 | Chile: | 23.4 | |
| #33 | Lesotho: | 23.1 | |
| #34 | Macau: | 23 | |
| #35 | Djibouti: | 22.8 | |
| #36 | Trinidad and Tobago: | 22.6 | |
| #37 | Turkey: | 22.6 | |
| #38 | Iceland: | 22.5 | |
| #39 | Papua New Guinea: | 22.2 | |
| #40 | Singapore: | 22.2 | |
| #41 | Namibia: | 21.6 | |
| #42 | Marshall Islands: | 21.6 | |
| #43 | Equatorial Guinea: | 21.3 | |
| #44 | Mexico: | 20.6 | |
| #45 | Jordan: | 20.3 | |
| #46 | Benin: | 20 | |
| #47 | Mauritius: | 19.9 | |
| #48 | Samoa: | 19.5 | |
| #49 | Malaysia: | 19.4 | |
| #50 | Brazil: | 19.2 | |
| #51 | Iraq: | 19.1 | |
| #52 | Canada: | 18.8 | |
| #53 | Tunisia: | 18.8 | |
| #54 | Guyana: | 18.7 | |
| #55 | Uganda: | 18.6 | |
| #56 | Angola: | 18.3 | |
| #57 | Algeria: | 18.2 | |
| #58 | India: | 17.9 | |
| #59 | Oman: | 17.8 | |
| #60 | Swaziland: | 17.8 | |
| #61 | Cambodia: | 17.6 | |
| #62 | Botswana: | 17.4 | |
| #63 | Burundi: | 17.3 | |
| #64 | Uruguay: | 17.3 | |
| #65 | Liberia: | 17.2 | |
| #66 | Peru: | 17.2 | |
| #67 | United Kingdom: | 17.2 | |
| #68 | Madagascar: | 17 | |
| #69 | Ecuador: | 16.8 | |
| #70 | Morocco: | 16.7 | |
| #71 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | 16.3 | |
| #72 | China: | 16.2 | |
| #73 | Aruba: | 15.6 | |
| #74 | Belize: | 15.5 | |
| #75 | Barbados: | 15.4 | |
| #76 | Germany: | 15.4 | |
| #77 | Sweden: | 15.3 | |
| #78 | Netherlands Antilles: | 15.2 | |
| #79 | United States: | 14.9 | |
| #80 | Syria: | 14.7 | |
| #81 | Seychelles: | 14.5 | |
| #82 | Japan: | 14.2 | |
| #83 | Argentina: | 13.8 | |
| #84 | Suriname: | 13.4 | |
| #85 | Antigua and Barbuda: | 13.4 | |
| #86 | Guatemala: | 13.2 | |
| #87 | Slovenia: | 13.1 | |
| #88 | Ireland: | 13 | |
| #89 | Cyprus: | 12.9 | |
| #90 | Bahrain: | 12.8 | |
| #91 | Saudi Arabia: | 12.8 | |
| #92 | Czech Republic: | 12.8 | |
| #93 | Bulgaria: | 12.5 | |
| #94 | Slovakia: | 12.5 | |
| #95 | Romania: | 12.5 | |
| #96 | United Arab Emirates: | 12.4 | |
| #97 | Finland: | 12.2 | |
| #98 | France: | 12 | |
| #99 | Cuba: | 11.4 | |
| #100 | Lithuania: | 11.2 | |
| #101 | Switzerland: | 10.8 | |
| #102 | Estonia: | 10.5 | |
| #103 | Italy: | 10.5 | |
| #104 | Israel: | 10.4 | |
| #105 | Austria: | 10.3 | |
| #106 | Greece: | 10.3 | |
| #107 | Malta: | 10.3 | |
| #108 | Latvia: | 10.3 | |
| #109 | Qatar: | 10.2 | |
| #110 | Hungary: | 10 | |
| #111 | Paraguay: | 9.9 | |
| #112 | Tonga: | 9.7 | |
| #113 | Denmark: | 9.6 | |
| #114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis: | 9.6 | |
| #115 | Lebanon: | 8.9 | |
| #116 | Spain: | 8.5 | |
| #117 | Azerbaijan: | 7.8 | |
| #118 | Norway: | 7.1 | |
| #119 | Libya: | 7.1 | |
| #120 | Bermuda: | 7.1 | |
| #121 | Georgia: | 5 | |
| |
Weighted average: |
19.4 |
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DEFINITION: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary
education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.