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DEFINITION:
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Central African Republic | 73.5 | 2000 | |
2 | Chad | 71.2 | 2000 | |
3 | Mozambique | 64 | 2000 | |
4 | Mali | 63.4 | 2000 | |
5 | Cameroon | 62.7 | 2000 | |
6 | Uganda | 59.1 | 2000 | |
7 | Bangladesh | 57.1 | 2000 | |
8 | Malawi | 56.3 | 2000 | |
9 | Ethiopia | 54.9 | 2000 | |
10 | Benin | 53.5 | 2000 | |
11 | Cambodia | 52.9 | 2000 | |
12 | Rwanda | 51.4 | 2000 | |
13 | Senegal | 50.8 | 2000 | |
14 | Burundi | 50.2 | 2000 | |
15 | Madagascar | 49.6 | 2000 | |
16 | Gabon | 49.2 | 2000 | |
17 | Lesotho | 47.9 | 2000 | |
18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.5 | 2000 | |
19 | Burkina Faso | 47.4 | 2000 | |
South Asia average (profile) | 46.25 | 2000 | ||
20 | Zambia | 45 | 2000 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 44.84 | 2000 | ||
21 | Eritrea | 44.8 | 2000 | |
22 | Guinea | 44.4 | 2000 | |
=23 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.1 | 2002 | |
=23 | Pakistan | 44.1 | 2000 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 43.97 | 2000 | ||
25 | Sierra Leone | 43.7 | 2000 | |
26 | Afghanistan | 42.7 | 2000 | |
27 | Niger | 41.9 | 2000 | |
28 | Mauritania | 41.8 | 2000 | |
29 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.5 | 2000 | |
30 | Bhutan | 41.1 | 2000 | |
31 | Dominican Republic | 40.5 | 2000 | |
32 | Tanzania | 40.4 | 2000 | |
33 | India | 40 | 2002 | |
34 | The Gambia | 37.5 | 2000 | |
35 | Nigeria | 37.2 | 1995 | |
=36 | Nepal | 37 | 2000 | |
=36 | Zimbabwe | 37 | 2000 | |
38 | Papua New Guinea | 36 | 2002 | |
=39 | Liberia | 35.9 | 2002 | |
=39 | Comoros | 35.9 | 2000 | |
41 | Nicaragua | 35.7 | 2000 | |
42 | Djibouti | 35.6 | 2000 | |
43 | Jamaica | 35.5 | 2000 | |
=44 | Philippines | 35.2 | 2000 | |
=44 | Angola | 35.2 | 2000 | |
=46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.3 | 2000 | |
=46 | Togo | 34.3 | 2000 | |
48 | Honduras | 34.1 | 2000 | |
49 | Haiti | 33.7 | 1995 | |
50 | South Africa | 33.5 | 2000 | |
51 | Swaziland | 33.2 | 2000 | |
52 | Ghana | 33 | 2000 | |
53 | Guatemala | 32.6 | 2000 | |
=54 | Mongolia | 32.3 | 2000 | |
=54 | Burma | 32.3 | 2000 | |
56 | Namibia | 31.6 | 2000 | |
57 | Kenya | 29.8 | 2000 | |
=58 | Cape Verde | 28.4 | 2000 | |
=58 | Macau | 28.4 | 2000 | |
60 | Morocco | 28.1 | 2000 | |
61 | Vietnam | 28 | 2000 | |
=62 | Algeria | 27.8 | 2000 | |
=62 | Sri Lanka | 27.8 | 1995 | |
64 | Turkey | 27.7 | 1997 | |
65 | Mexico | 27.3 | 2000 | |
=66 | Sudan | 26.7 | 2002 | |
=66 | Botswana | 26.7 | 2000 | |
68 | Colombia | 26.5 | 2000 | |
69 | Guyana | 26.2 | 2002 | |
70 | Mauritius | 26.1 | 2000 | |
71 | Brazil | 26 | 2000 | |
72 | El Salvador | 25.6 | 2000 | |
=73 | Peru | 25.3 | 2002 | |
=73 | Singapore | 25.3 | 1995 | |
75 | Chile | 25.2 | 2000 | |
76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25 | 2000 | |
77 | Costa Rica | 24.9 | 2000 | |
78 | Panama | 24.7 | 2000 | |
79 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.5 | 2000 | |
80 | Kiribati | 24.4 | 2002 | |
81 | Bolivia | 24.2 | 2000 | |
=82 | Syria | 24.1 | 2000 | |
=82 | Solomon Islands | 24.1 | 1997 | |
84 | Samoa | 24 | 2000 | |
85 | Oman | 23.7 | 2000 | |
86 | Vanuatu | 23.5 | 2000 | |
87 | Ecuador | 23.1 | 2000 | |
88 | Fiji | 23 | 2002 | |
89 | Belize | 22.8 | 2000 | |
90 | Tunisia | 22.7 | 2000 | |
91 | Maldives | 22.6 | 2000 | |
92 | Saint Lucia | 22.3 | 2000 | |
93 | Indonesia | 22.2 | 2000 | |
94 | Armenia | 22 | 1995 | |
=95 | Argentina | 21.8 | 2002 | |
=95 | Tajikistan | 21.8 | 2000 | |
=95 | Albania | 21.8 | 2000 | |
98 | Republic of Macedonia | 21.6 | 2000 | |
99 | Iraq | 21.4 | 2002 | |
=100 | Tonga | 20.9 | 2000 | |
=100 | Grenada | 20.9 | 2000 | |
=102 | Thailand | 20.8 | 2000 | |
=102 | Uruguay | 20.8 | 2000 | |
=102 | Jordan | 20.8 | 1995 | |
=102 | Venezuela | 20.8 | 1995 | |
106 | Dominica | 20.7 | 2000 | |
107 | Uzbekistan | 20.6 | 1997 | |
108 | Ukraine | 20.5 | 2002 | |
109 | Japan | 20.4 | 2000 | |
=110 | Ireland | 20.3 | 2000 | |
=110 | Moldova | 20.3 | 2000 | |
=112 | China | 19.8 | 2002 | |
=112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.8 | 2000 | |
=114 | Romania | 19.6 | 2002 | |
=114 | Paraguay | 19.6 | 2002 | |
116 | Slovakia | 19.5 | 2000 | |
117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.4 | 2000 | |
118 | Malta | 19.1 | 2002 | |
119 | Aruba | 18.9 | 2000 | |
=120 | France | 18.7 | 2000 | |
=120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.7 | 2000 | |
=120 | Kazakhstan | 18.7 | 2000 | |
123 | Azerbaijan | 18.6 | 2002 | |
124 | Croatia | 18.3 | 2000 | |
=125 | Malaysia | 18.2 | 2000 | |
=125 | United Kingdom | 18.2 | 2000 | |
=127 | Netherlands Antilles | 17.7 | 2000 | |
=127 | Czech Republic | 17.7 | 2000 | |
=127 | Bulgaria | 17.7 | 2000 | |
130 | Russia | 17.3 | 2000 | |
=131 | Bahrain | 17.2 | 2000 | |
=131 | Cyprus | 17.2 | 2000 | |
=133 | Suriname | 17.1 | 2000 | |
=133 | Belarus | 17.1 | 2000 | |
135 | Lebanon | 17 | 2000 | |
136 | Barbados | 16.9 | 2000 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.37 | 2000 | ||
137 | Lithuania | 16 | 2000 | |
138 | United Arab Emirates | 15.9 | 2000 | |
=139 | Monaco | 15.6 | 2002 | |
=139 | Georgia | 15.6 | 2000 | |
=139 | New Zealand | 15.6 | 2000 | |
142 | Finland | 15.5 | 2000 | |
143 | United States | 15.4 | 2000 | |
=144 | Canada | 15 | 2002 | |
=144 | Latvia | 15 | 2000 | |
146 | Marshall Islands | 14.9 | 2002 | |
147 | Germany | 14.8 | 2000 | |
148 | Seychelles | 14.7 | 2000 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 14.62 | 2000 | ||
149 | Brunei | 14.6 | 1995 | |
European Union average (profile) | 14.59 | 2000 | ||
=150 | Spain | 14.3 | 2000 | |
=150 | French Polynesia | 14.3 | 1995 | |
=152 | Slovenia | 14.1 | 2002 | |
=152 | Estonia | 14.1 | 2000 | |
154 | The Bahamas | 14 | 2002 | |
155 | Kuwait | 13.8 | 2002 | |
156 | Switzerland | 13.6 | 2000 | |
157 | Austria | 13.5 | 2002 | |
158 | Portugal | 12.9 | 2000 | |
159 | Greece | 12.7 | 2000 | |
160 | Qatar | 12.6 | 2000 | |
161 | Israel | 12.2 | 2000 | |
162 | Belgium | 12.1 | 2000 | |
163 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8 | 2000 | |
164 | Luxembourg | 11.7 | 2000 | |
165 | Sweden | 11.4 | 2000 | |
166 | Poland | 11.1 | 2000 | |
167 | Iceland | 10.9 | 2002 | |
=168 | Italy | 10.7 | 2000 | |
=168 | Cuba | 10.7 | 2000 | |
170 | Hungary | 10.5 | 2000 | |
171 | Denmark | 9.9 | 2000 | |
172 | Netherlands | 9.8 | 2000 | |
173 | Bermuda | 9.3 | 2000 | |
174 | Australia | 9.1 | 1995 | |
175 | Libya | 8.4 | 2002 |