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Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AfghanistanAfghanistan 83.37 2005
2 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 82.8 2005
3 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 77.03 1991
4 EthiopiaEthiopia 72.28 2005
5 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 66.85 2005
6 MozambiqueMozambique 66.34 2005
7 MalawiMalawi 63.63 2005
8 ChadChad 63.15 2005
9 RwandaRwanda 62.03 2005
10 TanzaniaTanzania 55.86 2005
11 MaliMali 54.39 2005
12 MadagascarMadagascar 53.59 2005
13 CambodiaCambodia 53.21 2005
14 ZambiaZambia 51.08 2005
15 BangladeshBangladesh 50.87 2004
16 East TimorEast Timor 50.71 2005
17 UgandaUganda 49.93 2005
18 BurundiBurundi 48.7 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 48.44 2004
19 CameroonCameroon 48.18 2005
20 EritreaEritrea 47.53 2005
21 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 47.18 2005
22 BeninBenin 46.83 2005
23 SenegalSenegal 46.53 2005
24 GuineaGuinea 44.87 2005
25 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 44.07 2001
26 NigerNiger 43.68 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 43.28 2001
27 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 42.36 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 42.25 2002
28 AngolaAngola 41.75 1998
29 LesothoLesotho 41.59 2005
30 MauritaniaMauritania 40.32 2005
31 IndiaIndia 40.2 2004
32 NepalNepal 39.71 2005
33 KenyaKenya 39.54 2005
34 ZimbabweZimbabwe 38.56 2003
35 PakistanPakistan 38.34 2005
36 LiberiaLiberia 38.27 2000
37 NigeriaNigeria 37.18 2005
38 GabonGabon 36.04 2004
39 South AfricaSouth Africa 35.64 2004
40 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 35.45 2003
41 The GambiaThe Gambia 35.28 2004
42 ComorosComoros 34.98 2005
43 DjiboutiDjibouti 34.55 2005
44 PhilippinesPhilippines 34.53 2004
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 34.41 2002
45 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 34.33 2003
46 MongoliaMongolia 34.23 2005
47 TogoTogo 33.6 2005
48 NicaraguaNicaragua 33.56 2005
49 NamibiaNamibia 33.09 2005
50 HondurasHonduras 32.9 2004
51 GhanaGhana 32.81 2005
52 SwazilandSwaziland 32.31 2004
53 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 31.98 2003
54 LaosLaos 31.48 2005
55 GuatemalaGuatemala 31.06 2005
56 BhutanBhutan 31.05 2005
57 BurmaBurma 30.9 2005
58 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 30.78 2005
59 TurkeyTurkey 30.38 1991
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 30.09 2001
60 El SalvadorEl Salvador 29.6 2005
61 South KoreaSouth Korea 29.02 2005
62 ColombiaColombia 28.54 2005
63 MexicoMexico 28.47 2004
64 FijiFiji 28.16 2005
65 GuyanaGuyana 28.04 2004
66 ParaguayParaguay 27.84 2003
67 SudanSudan 27.76 2005
68 JamaicaJamaica 27.53 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 27.38 2002
69 ChileChile 27.3 2004
70 MoroccoMorocco 27.1 2005
71 SingaporeSingapore 26.44 1991
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 26.23 2003
72 YemenYemen 26.13 2004
73 Cape VerdeCape Verde 26 2005
74 BotswanaBotswana 25.85 2005
75 AlgeriaAlgeria 25.44 2005
76 SyriaSyria 25.33 2002
77 SamoaSamoa 25.04 2004
78 KiribatiKiribati 24.67 2005
79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 24.49 2005
80 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 24.33 2005
81 PanamaPanama 24.23 2005
82 UzbekistanUzbekistan 24.09 1991
83 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24.06 2005
84 BoliviaBolivia 23.93 2004
85 OmanOman 23.66 2001
86 MacauMacau 23.24 2005
87 EcuadorEcuador 23.13 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 23.13 1991
88 HaitiHaiti 23.07 1991
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 23 2003
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 22.56 2002
89 BelizeBelize 22.54 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 22.53 2003
90 Sri LankaSri Lanka 22.5 2004
91 MauritiusMauritius 22.34 2005
92 PeruPeru 22.24 2004
93 EgyptEgypt 21.86 2004
94 BrazilBrazil 21.57 2003
95 VietnamVietnam 21.56 2005
96 AlbaniaAlbania 21.5 2004
97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 21.34 2005
98 TajikistanTajikistan 21.33 2005
99 ArmeniaArmenia 21.2 2005
100 ChinaChina 21.05 2004
101 UruguayUruguay 20.83 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 20.7 1991
102 ThailandThailand 20.68 2003
103 TunisiaTunisia 20.61 2004
104 IraqIraq 20.53 2005
105 TongaTonga 20.31 2005
106 IndonesiaIndonesia 20.13 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 20.09 2002
107 MaldivesMaldives 20.08 2005
108 VanuatuVanuatu 20.01 2005
109 JordanJordan 19.93 2003
110 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 19.8 2003
111 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 19.77 2001
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 19.64 2003
112 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 19.25 1999
113 IranIran 19.22 2005
114 JapanJapan 19.15 2004
115 MaltaMalta 18.78 2004
116 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 18.74 2000
=117 UkraineUkraine 18.7 2005
=117 VenezuelaVenezuela 18.7 2005
119 FranceFrance 18.64 2004
120 SurinameSuriname 18.62 2005
121 Hong KongHong Kong 18.35 2005
122 DominicaDominica 18.19 2005
123 IrelandIreland 18.17 2004
124 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 18.09 2004
125 ArubaAruba 18.08 2005
126 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17.97 2005
127 MoldovaMoldova 17.95 2005
128 AustraliaAustralia 17.88 1999
129 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 17.87 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 17.75 2003
=130 GrenadaGrenada 17.68 2005
=130 SlovakiaSlovakia 17.68 2004
132 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 17.64 2005
133 CyprusCyprus 17.61 2004
134 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 17.52 2005
135 MalaysiaMalaysia 17.51 2003
136 RomaniaRomania 17.48 2004
137 CanadaCanada 17.42 2001
138 ArgentinaArgentina 17.34 2003
139 KazakhstanKazakhstan 17.27 2005
140 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 17.26 1991
141 NetherlandsNetherlands 17.17 1991
142 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 16.93 2003
143 BulgariaBulgaria 16.75 2004
144 RussiaRussia 16.65 2004
=145 New ZealandNew Zealand 16.37 2004
=145 BahrainBahrain 16.37 2002
147 The BahamasThe Bahamas 16.06 2005
148 BelarusBelarus 16.04 2005
149 FinlandFinland 15.96 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 15.82 2004
=150 PalauPalau 15.66 2000
=150 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 15.66 1991
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 15.31 2004
152 United Arab EmiratesUAE 15.23 2005
153 BarbadosBarbados 15.15 2005
154 SloveniaSlovenia 15.1 2004
155 LithuaniaLithuania 14.72 2004
156 CroatiaCroatia 14.7 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 14.64 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 14.54 2004
157 GeorgiaGeorgia 14.45 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 14.3 2004
158 LebanonLebanon 14.25 2005
159 United StatesUnited States 14.21 2004
160 GermanyGermany 14.19 2004
161 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 14.18 1991
162 EstoniaEstonia 14.11 2002
163 SeychellesSeychelles 14.04 2004
164 MonacoMonaco 13.98 2004
165 SpainSpain 13.93 2004
166 LibyaLibya 13.74 1991
167 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 13.45 2005
168 AustriaAustria 13.13 2004
169 LatviaLatvia 12.98 2004
170 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 12.81 2005
171 PolandPoland 12.63 2004
172 IsraelIsrael 12.42 2004
173 KuwaitKuwait 12.06 2005
=174 BelgiumBelgium 11.57 2004
=174 PortugalPortugal 11.57 2004
176 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.53 2004
177 AndorraAndorra 11.47 2005
178 GreeceGreece 11.26 2004
179 QatarQatar 11.11 2005
180 ItalyItaly 10.62 2004
181 IcelandIceland 10.53 2004
182 NorwayNorway 10.5 2004
183 HungaryHungary 10.47 2004
184 CubaCuba 10.31 2005
185 BruneiBrunei 10.12 2005
186 SwedenSweden 10.11 2004
187 DenmarkDenmark 9.93 2001
188 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 8.72 2004
189 BermudaBermuda 8.34 2005
190 San MarinoSan Marino 6.34 2004

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Interesting observations about Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary

  • Ethiopia ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Central African Republic ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 1991.
  • Nicaragua ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • San Marino has ranked last for pupil-teacher ratio > primary since 1991.
  • Philippines ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2004.
  • Congo, Republic of the ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary globally in 2005.
  • Mozambique ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • 15 of the bottom 17 countries by pupil-teacher ratio > primary are Christian.
  • Angola ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst OPEC countries in 1998.
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