El Salvador: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Key figures

Since 2003 it is up 7.97% from 25.21 in 2003 (0.51% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, El Salvador had the 5th 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 El Salvador in the 2018 ranking

• Pakistan — 2nd of 33: 28.99
• Bangladesh — 3rd of 33: 28.67
• Eritrea — 4th of 33: 27.64
• Timor-Leste — 6th of 33: 26.03
• Colombia — 7th of 33: 24.95
• Myanmar — 8th of 33: 23.9

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 11 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)
• Ecuador

More education data for El Salvador

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 594,860 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.88% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 90.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 89.6% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 32.83% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 7.97% from 25.21 in 2003 (0.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 28.91 in 2016 and the lowest 23.03 in 2011.

How does El Salvador rank?

5th highest of 33 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

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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