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Education > Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Countries Compared

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 73.5 2000
2 ChadChad 71.2 2000
3 MozambiqueMozambique 64 2000
4 MaliMali 63.4 2000
5 CameroonCameroon 62.7 2000
6 UgandaUganda 59.1 2000
7 BangladeshBangladesh 57.1 2000
8 MalawiMalawi 56.3 2000
9 EthiopiaEthiopia 54.9 2000
10 BeninBenin 53.5 2000
11 CambodiaCambodia 52.9 2000
12 RwandaRwanda 51.4 2000
13 SenegalSenegal 50.8 2000
14 BurundiBurundi 50.2 2000
15 MadagascarMadagascar 49.6 2000
16 GabonGabon 49.2 2000
17 LesothoLesotho 47.9 2000
18 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 47.5 2000
19 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 47.4 2000
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 46.25 2000
20 ZambiaZambia 45 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 44.84 2000
21 EritreaEritrea 44.8 2000
22 GuineaGuinea 44.4 2000
=23 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 44.1 2002
=23 PakistanPakistan 44.1 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 43.97 2000
25 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 43.7 2000
26 AfghanistanAfghanistan 42.7 2000
27 NigerNiger 41.9 2000
28 MauritaniaMauritania 41.8 2000
29 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 41.5 2000
30 BhutanBhutan 41.1 2000
31 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 40.5 2000
32 TanzaniaTanzania 40.4 2000
33 IndiaIndia 40 2002
34 The GambiaThe Gambia 37.5 2000
35 NigeriaNigeria 37.2 1995
=36 NepalNepal 37 2000
=36 ZimbabweZimbabwe 37 2000
38 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 36 2002
=39 LiberiaLiberia 35.9 2002
=39 ComorosComoros 35.9 2000
41 NicaraguaNicaragua 35.7 2000
42 DjiboutiDjibouti 35.6 2000
43 JamaicaJamaica 35.5 2000
=44 PhilippinesPhilippines 35.2 2000
=44 AngolaAngola 35.2 2000
=46 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 34.3 2000
=46 TogoTogo 34.3 2000
48 HondurasHonduras 34.1 2000
49 HaitiHaiti 33.7 1995
50 South AfricaSouth Africa 33.5 2000
51 SwazilandSwaziland 33.2 2000
52 GhanaGhana 33 2000
53 GuatemalaGuatemala 32.6 2000
=54 MongoliaMongolia 32.3 2000
=54 BurmaBurma 32.3 2000
56 NamibiaNamibia 31.6 2000
57 KenyaKenya 29.8 2000
=58 Cape VerdeCape Verde 28.4 2000
=58 MacauMacau 28.4 2000
60 MoroccoMorocco 28.1 2000
61 VietnamVietnam 28 2000
=62 AlgeriaAlgeria 27.8 2000
=62 Sri LankaSri Lanka 27.8 1995
64 TurkeyTurkey 27.7 1997
65 MexicoMexico 27.3 2000
=66 SudanSudan 26.7 2002
=66 BotswanaBotswana 26.7 2000
68 ColombiaColombia 26.5 2000
69 GuyanaGuyana 26.2 2002
70 MauritiusMauritius 26.1 2000
71 BrazilBrazil 26 2000
72 El SalvadorEl Salvador 25.6 2000
=73 PeruPeru 25.3 2002
=73 SingaporeSingapore 25.3 1995
75 ChileChile 25.2 2000
76 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 25 2000
77 Costa RicaCosta Rica 24.9 2000
78 PanamaPanama 24.7 2000
79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 24.5 2000
80 KiribatiKiribati 24.4 2002
81 BoliviaBolivia 24.2 2000
=82 SyriaSyria 24.1 2000
=82 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 24.1 1997
84 SamoaSamoa 24 2000
85 OmanOman 23.7 2000
86 VanuatuVanuatu 23.5 2000
87 EcuadorEcuador 23.1 2000
88 FijiFiji 23 2002
89 BelizeBelize 22.8 2000
90 TunisiaTunisia 22.7 2000
91 MaldivesMaldives 22.6 2000
92 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 22.3 2000
93 IndonesiaIndonesia 22.2 2000
94 ArmeniaArmenia 22 1995
=95 ArgentinaArgentina 21.8 2002
=95 TajikistanTajikistan 21.8 2000
=95 AlbaniaAlbania 21.8 2000
98 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 21.6 2000
99 IraqIraq 21.4 2002
=100 TongaTonga 20.9 2000
=100 GrenadaGrenada 20.9 2000
=102 ThailandThailand 20.8 2000
=102 UruguayUruguay 20.8 2000
=102 JordanJordan 20.8 1995
=102 VenezuelaVenezuela 20.8 1995
106 DominicaDominica 20.7 2000
107 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20.6 1997
108 UkraineUkraine 20.5 2002
109 JapanJapan 20.4 2000
=110 IrelandIreland 20.3 2000
=110 MoldovaMoldova 20.3 2000
=112 ChinaChina 19.8 2002
=112 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 19.8 2000
=114 RomaniaRomania 19.6 2002
=114 ParaguayParaguay 19.6 2002
116 SlovakiaSlovakia 19.5 2000
117 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 19.4 2000
118 MaltaMalta 19.1 2002
119 ArubaAruba 18.9 2000
=120 FranceFrance 18.7 2000
=120 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 18.7 2000
=120 KazakhstanKazakhstan 18.7 2000
123 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 18.6 2002
124 CroatiaCroatia 18.3 2000
=125 MalaysiaMalaysia 18.2 2000
=125 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 18.2 2000
=127 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 17.7 2000
=127 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 17.7 2000
=127 BulgariaBulgaria 17.7 2000
130 RussiaRussia 17.3 2000
=131 BahrainBahrain 17.2 2000
=131 CyprusCyprus 17.2 2000
=133 SurinameSuriname 17.1 2000
=133 BelarusBelarus 17.1 2000
135 LebanonLebanon 17 2000
136 BarbadosBarbados 16.9 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.37 2000
137 LithuaniaLithuania 16 2000
138 United Arab EmiratesUAE 15.9 2000
=139 MonacoMonaco 15.6 2002
=139 GeorgiaGeorgia 15.6 2000
=139 New ZealandNew Zealand 15.6 2000
142 FinlandFinland 15.5 2000
143 United StatesUnited States 15.4 2000
=144 CanadaCanada 15 2002
=144 LatviaLatvia 15 2000
146 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 14.9 2002
147 GermanyGermany 14.8 2000
148 SeychellesSeychelles 14.7 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 14.62 2000
149 BruneiBrunei 14.6 1995
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 14.59 2000
=150 SpainSpain 14.3 2000
=150 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 14.3 1995
=152 SloveniaSlovenia 14.1 2002
=152 EstoniaEstonia 14.1 2000
154 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14 2002
155 KuwaitKuwait 13.8 2002
156 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 13.6 2000
157 AustriaAustria 13.5 2002
158 PortugalPortugal 12.9 2000
159 GreeceGreece 12.7 2000
160 QatarQatar 12.6 2000
161 IsraelIsrael 12.2 2000
162 BelgiumBelgium 12.1 2000
163 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 11.8 2000
164 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.7 2000
165 SwedenSweden 11.4 2000
166 PolandPoland 11.1 2000
167 IcelandIceland 10.9 2002
=168 ItalyItaly 10.7 2000
=168 CubaCuba 10.7 2000
170 HungaryHungary 10.5 2000
171 DenmarkDenmark 9.9 2000
172 NetherlandsNetherlands 9.8 2000
173 BermudaBermuda 9.3 2000
174 AustraliaAustralia 9.1 1995
175 LibyaLibya 8.4 2002

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