Average number of pupils per trained teacher in secondary education (2024)

Syrian Arab Republic tops the global rankings for average number of pupils per trained teacher in secondary education, recording 71.93 pupils/teacher in 2024, followed by Chad (65.24 pupils/teacher) and Puerto Rico (60.52 pupils/teacher). Niger (59.52 pupils/teacher) and Indonesia (56.79 pupils/teacher) complete the top 5. Bangladesh (47.91 pupils/teacher) and Peru (41.88 pupils/teacher) follow close behind. Rwanda (38.08 pupils/teacher), Nepal (35.64 pupils/teacher), and Nauru (34.27 pupils/teacher) round out the top ten. The spread is substantial: Syrian Arab Republic has 2.1× the figure recorded by Nauru (34.27 pupils/teacher). Four of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Niger saw the largest year-over-year change at -50.0%.