Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education

Colombia
26.9 headcount basis
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
19.87 headcount basis
in 2019
Colombia rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0102030200720132019

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 26.9 headcount basis against 19.87 headcount basis in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.03 headcount basis.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 60 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Colombia, at 26.9 headcount basis against 19.87 headcount basis in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.03 headcount basis, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/pupil-trained-teacher-ratio-in-lower-secondary-education-headcount-basis/colombia/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/pupil-trained-teacher-ratio-in-lower-secondary-education-headcount-basis/colombia/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/">Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 776 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of pupils per trained teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.