Indicator · Teachers
Student–teacher ratio
The average number of enrolled students per serving teacher across the public and private education system.
Historical series · Student–teacher ratio
Trend, 2019–2026.
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| Year | Student–teacher ratio |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2026 | 30 |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2019–2026
Student–teacher ratio
- 28–29
- 29–30
- 30–31
- 31–31
- 31–32
Territorial disaggregation
The eighteen departments, ranked by value.
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| Francisco Morazán | 32 |
| Cortés | 32 |
| Islas de la Bahía | 31 |
| Atlántida | 31 |
| Comayagua | 30 |
| Yoro | 30 |
| Choluteca | 30 |
| Valle | 30 |
| Colón | 30 |
| Copán | 29 |
| El Paraíso | 29 |
| Olancho | 29 |
| Ocotepeque | 29 |
| Santa Bárbara | 29 |
| La Paz | 29 |
| Intibucá | 29 |
| Gracias a Dios | 28 |
| Lempira | 28 |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2026
Methodology note
How this indicator is built.
The definition, the formula and — above all — what the indicator does not let you claim.
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Definition
The average number of enrolled students per serving teacher across the public and private education system.
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Formula
Total enrolment ÷ number of serving teachers.
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Disaggregations
Education level · Area · Department
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Notes on interpretation
This is not class size: one teacher may take several groups and one group may have several teachers. Read it as a staffing measure, not a classroom one.
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Limitations
A national average hides the spread: the same figure can describe classes of 18 and of 45 in the same department.
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Source
CEDE · National Education Information System. The figures in this prototype are simulations, created solely to demonstrate what the platform can do.
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