Pakistan: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.86% from 28.46 in 2013 (0.37% a year on average, compounded). Since 2003 it is up 20.93% from 23.97 in 2003 (1.28% 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.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Pakistan's pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary fell 0.00015 on 2017 (from 28.99 to 28.99).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2017), the average change was −0.23 and a typical year strayed about 1.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.04 in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.55 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 8 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, Pakistan had the 2nd 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 Pakistan in the 2018 ranking

• India — 1st of 33: 33.14
• Bangladesh — 3rd of 33: 28.67
• Eritrea — 4th of 33: 27.64
• El Salvador — 5th of 33: 27.21

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

• Djibouti — 22.65 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 13.45 (2018)
• Jordan — 8.4 (2018)
• Lebanon — 8.04 (2016)
• Oman — 9.69 (2018)
• Qatar — 10.37 (2018)
• West Bank and Gaza — 14.97 (2018)

More education data for Pakistan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 1.95% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils — 25.38 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 83.73% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 82.44% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 84.96% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 20.93% from 23.97 in 2003 (1.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 29.69 in 2014 and the lowest 22.46 in 2005.

How does Pakistan rank?

2nd highest of 33 economies with data for 2018.

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

In 2018, Pakistan's pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary fell 0.00015 on 2017 (from 28.99 to 28.99). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2017), the average change was −0.23 and a typical year strayed about 1.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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