Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.9 headcount basis in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2006–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 21.9 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.24 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 23.51 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.02 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 22.3 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.9 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.26 headcount basis | 23.02 headcount basis | 23.51 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1 headcount basis | 21.9 headcount basis | 22.3 headcount basis | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 13 Nepal 37.46 headcount basis compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 33.43 headcount basis
- 15 Myanmar 32.09 headcount basis compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 31.52 headcount basis
- 17 Dominica 30.27 headcount basis compare
- 18 El Salvador 29.84 headcount basis compare
- 19 Pakistan 28.41 headcount basis
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 21.9 headcount basis in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.51 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 21 groups with data for 2012.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.