Ecuador: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Key figures

Over five years it is down 12.73% from 21.44 in 2013 (2.69% a year on average, compounded). Since 2000 it is up 34.04% from 13.96 in 2000 (1.64% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Ecuador's pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary fell 0.66 on 2017 (from 19.38 to 18.71).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2017), the average change was +0.18 and a typical year strayed about 0.71 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.74 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.93 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Ecuador had the 10th highest value of the 33 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2018 ranking

• Colombia — 7th of 33: 24.95
• Myanmar — 8th of 33: 23.9
• Lao PDR — 9th of 33: 20.02
• Mauritania — 11th of 33: 15.43
• Belize — 12th of 33: 15.08
• Cabo Verde — 13th of 33: 15.04

What this measures

Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 18 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 12.34 (2018)
• Belize — 15.08 (2018)
• Brazil — 15.69 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 10.31 (2018)
• Chile — 18.39 (2017)
• Colombia — 24.95 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 12.28 (2018)
• Cuba — 9.56 (2018)
• Dominica — 7.32 (2016)
• Dominican Republic — 22.76 (2015)
• El Salvador

More education data for Ecuador

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.72 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 77,432 (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 55.29% (2021)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 79.45% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 1.79 million (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary — 19.32 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?

18.71 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 34.04% from 13.96 in 2000 (1.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 21.47 in 2014 and the lowest 13.69 in 2003.

How does Ecuador rank?

10th highest of 33 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary unusual for Ecuador?

In 2018, Ecuador's pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary fell 0.66 on 2017 (from 19.38 to 18.71). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2017), the average change was +0.18 and a typical year strayed about 0.71 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.UP.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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