Education > Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Countries Compared
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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 |
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1 | Central African Republic | 100.24 | 2008 | ||
2 | Rwanda | 67.73 | 2008 | ||
3 | Mozambique | 64.06 | 2008 | ||
4 | Malawi | 62.5 | 1995 | ||
5 | Chad | 62.49 | 2008 | ||
6 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.23 | 2006 | ||
7 | Zambia | 60.52 | 2008 | ||
8 | Ethiopia | 59.32 | 2008 | ||
9 | Tanzania | 52.24 | 2008 | ||
10 | Burundi | 52 | 2007 | ||
11 | Congo, Republic of the | 51.8 | 2008 | ||
12 | Mali | 51.44 | 2008 | ||
13 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2008 | ||
14 | Burkina Faso | 49.05 | 2009 | ||
15 | Cambodia | 48.54 | 2008 | ||
16 | Eritrea | 47.39 | 2008 | ||
17 | Madagascar | 47.16 | 2008 | ||
18 | Kenya | 46.54 | 2008 | ||
19 | Nigeria | 46.34 | 2007 | ||
20 | Cameroon | 46.04 | 2008 | ||
21 | Benin | 44.55 | 2008 | ||
22 | Guinea | 44.11 | 2008 | ||
=23 | Bangladesh | 43.73 | 2008 | ||
=23 | Sierra Leone | 43.73 | 2007 | ||
25 | Afghanistan | 42.96 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 42.72 | 1999 | |||
26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.89 | 2008 | ||
27 | Angola | 41.75 | 1998 | ||
28 | East Timor | 40.84 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 40.79 | 2008 | |||
29 | Pakistan | 40.67 | 2008 | ||
30 | India | 40.2 | 2004 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 39.31 | 2008 | |||
31 | Togo | 39.14 | 2007 | ||
32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.02 | 2008 | ||
33 | Niger | 38.83 | 2009 | ||
34 | Sudan | 38.38 | 2009 | ||
35 | Zimbabwe | 38.21 | 2006 | ||
36 | Nepal | 37.82 | 2008 | ||
37 | Mauritania | 37.23 | 2008 | ||
38 | Lesotho | 36.98 | 2007 | ||
39 | Senegal | 36.44 | 2008 | ||
40 | Gabon | 36.04 | 2004 | ||
41 | Papua New Guinea | 35.82 | 2006 | ||
42 | Somalia | 35.52 | 2007 | ||
43 | The Gambia | 34.36 | 2008 | ||
44 | Djibouti | 34.03 | 2008 | ||
45 | Philippines | 33.67 | 2007 | ||
46 | Honduras | 33.34 | 2008 | ||
47 | Samoa | 32.83 | 2007 | ||
48 | Haiti | 32.72 | 1995 | ||
49 | El Salvador | 32.61 | 2008 | ||
50 | Swaziland | 32.44 | 2007 | ||
51 | Ghana | 32.24 | 2008 | ||
52 | South Africa | 30.98 | 2007 | ||
53 | Laos | 30.49 | 2008 | ||
54 | Mongolia | 30.4 | 2009 | ||
55 | Comoros | 30.15 | 2008 | ||
56 | Guatemala | 29.43 | 2008 | ||
57 | Namibia | 29.41 | 2008 | ||
58 | Colombia | 29.4 | 2008 | ||
59 | Nicaragua | 29.19 | 2008 | ||
60 | Burma | 28.81 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 28.45 | 2008 | |||
61 | Mexico | 28.02 | 2008 | ||
62 | Paraguay | 27.84 | 2004 | ||
63 | Turkey | 27.75 | 1995 | ||
64 | Bhutan | 27.7 | 2009 | ||
65 | Jamaica | 27.68 | 2005 | ||
66 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.62 | 2007 | ||
67 | Morocco | 26.53 | 2008 | ||
68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.17 | 2009 | ||
69 | Fiji | 26.03 | 2008 | ||
70 | Guyana | 25.56 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 25.54 | 1975 | |||
71 | Botswana | 25.39 | 2006 | ||
72 | Chile | 25.11 | 2007 | ||
73 | Kiribati | 25 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 24.84 | 2007 | |||
74 | Cape Verde | 24.36 | 2008 | ||
75 | Panama | 24.24 | 2008 | ||
76 | Bolivia | 24.22 | 2007 | ||
77 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.2 | 2008 | ||
78 | Liberia | 23.88 | 2008 | ||
79 | Vanuatu | 23.75 | 2007 | ||
80 | Sri Lanka | 23.5 | 2008 | ||
81 | Algeria | 23.23 | 2008 | ||
82 | Brazil | 23.02 | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 22.7 | 2004 | |||
83 | Tajikistan | 22.67 | 2008 | ||
84 | Belize | 22.62 | 2008 | ||
85 | Ecuador | 22.57 | 2008 | ||
86 | Grenada | 22.56 | 2008 | ||
87 | Gibraltar | 22.53 | 2000 | ||
88 | Tonga | 22.29 | 2006 | ||
89 | Mauritius | 21.66 | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.65 | 2007 | |||
90 | Albania | 21.5 | 2004 | ||
91 | Saint Lucia | 21.41 | 2008 | ||
92 | Peru | 20.88 | 2008 | ||
93 | Iraq | 20.53 | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 20.52 | 2007 | |||
=94 | Vietnam | 19.93 | 2008 | ||
=94 | Jordan | 19.93 | 2003 | ||
96 | Netherlands Antilles | 19.8 | 2003 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 19.77 | 1995 | |||
97 | Tuvalu | 19.7 | 2000 | ||
98 | Dominican Republic | 19.62 | 2008 | ||
99 | Armenia | 19.31 | 2007 | ||
100 | Singapore | 19.3 | 2008 | ||
101 | Solomon Islands | 19.25 | 1999 | ||
102 | France | 19.04 | 2008 | ||
103 | Costa Rica | 18.97 | 2008 | ||
104 | Czech Republic | 18.48 | 2008 | ||
105 | Japan | 18.28 | 2008 | ||
106 | United Kingdom | 18.27 | 2008 | ||
107 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
108 | Syria | 17.84 | 2008 | ||
109 | Uzbekistan | 17.61 | 2008 | ||
110 | China | 17.55 | 2008 | ||
111 | Indonesia | 17.48 | 2008 | ||
112 | Russia | 17.45 | 2008 | ||
113 | Slovenia | 17.44 | 2008 | ||
114 | Canada | 17.42 | 2000 | ||
115 | Monaco | 17.34 | 1995 | ||
116 | Aruba | 17.29 | 2008 | ||
117 | Tunisia | 17.28 | 2008 | ||
118 | American Samoa | 17.26 | 1991 | ||
119 | United Arab Emirates | 17.19 | 2007 | ||
120 | Netherlands | 17.17 | 1991 | ||
121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.16 | 2008 | ||
122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.13 | 2008 | ||
123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.96 | 2008 | ||
124 | Marshall Islands | 16.93 | 2003 | ||
125 | Libya | 16.9 | 1983 | ||
126 | Dominica | 16.74 | 2008 | ||
127 | Croatia | 16.69 | 2007 | ||
128 | Slovakia | 16.61 | 2008 | ||
129 | Serbia and Montenegro | 16.59 | 2008 | ||
130 | Kazakhstan | 16.41 | 2009 | ||
131 | Bahrain | 16.37 | 2002 | ||
132 | Venezuela | 16.19 | 2008 | ||
133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.14 | 2008 | ||
134 | Bulgaria | 16.07 | 2008 | ||
=135 | Thailand | 15.99 | 2008 | ||
=135 | Suriname | 15.99 | 2008 | ||
=137 | Ireland | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
=137 | Moldova | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
=137 | Romania | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
140 | Ukraine | 15.82 | 2008 | ||
141 | The Bahamas | 15.79 | 2008 | ||
142 | Argentina | 15.53 | 2007 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 15.51 | 2008 | |||
143 | Uruguay | 15.51 | 2007 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.41 | 2007 | |||
144 | New Zealand | 15.32 | 2008 | ||
145 | European Union | 15.29 | 2008 | ||
146 | Belarus | 15.16 | 2008 | ||
147 | Malaysia | 15.08 | 2007 | ||
148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 | 2005 | ||
149 | Cyprus | 14.75 | 2008 | ||
150 | Finland | 14.39 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 14.31 | 2003 | |||
151 | Lebanon | 14.21 | 2008 | ||
152 | Virgin Islands | 14.18 | 1991 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 13.88 | 2007 | |||
153 | United States | 13.69 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 13.62 | 2007 | |||
154 | Germany | 13.5 | 2008 | ||
155 | Barbados | 13.46 | 2008 | ||
156 | Maldives | 13.26 | 2008 | ||
157 | Israel | 13.24 | 2008 | ||
158 | Seychelles | 13.05 | 2008 | ||
159 | Lithuania | 13 | 2008 | ||
160 | Switzerland | 12.62 | 2008 | ||
161 | Brunei | 12.55 | 2008 | ||
=162 | Qatar | 12.5 | 2008 | ||
=162 | Palau | 12.5 | 2005 | ||
164 | Spain | 12.42 | 2008 | ||
165 | Estonia | 12.15 | 2008 | ||
166 | Cayman Islands | 12.09 | 2008 | ||
167 | Luxembourg | 11.91 | 2008 | ||
168 | Oman | 11.87 | 2008 | ||
169 | Portugal | 11.73 | 2007 | ||
170 | Austria | 11.63 | 2008 | ||
171 | Malta | 11.52 | 2005 | ||
172 | Azerbaijan | 11.3 | 2008 | ||
173 | Belgium | 11.18 | 2008 | ||
174 | Latvia | 11.11 | 2008 | ||
175 | Saudi Arabia | 10.75 | 2008 | ||
176 | Poland | 10.64 | 2007 | ||
177 | Norway | 10.5 | 2004 | ||
178 | Hungary | 10.42 | 2008 | ||
179 | Italy | 10.33 | 2007 | ||
180 | Iceland | 10.31 | 2007 | ||
181 | Greece | 10.29 | 2007 | ||
182 | Denmark | 9.93 | 2001 | ||
183 | Cuba | 9.61 | 2008 | ||
184 | Sweden | 9.55 | 2008 | ||
185 | Kuwait | 9.11 | 2008 | ||
186 | Georgia | 8.68 | 2008 | ||
187 | Bermuda | 8.25 | 2006 | ||
188 | Liechtenstein | 6.5 | 2008 | ||
189 | San Marino | 6.34 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Teacher student ratio > Elementary school
- 20 of the top 24 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Hot countries.
- All of the top 2 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Landlocked.
- All of the top 5 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Sub-Saharan African.
- San Marino has ranked last for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1980.
- Central African Republic has had the highest teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1985.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Former French colonies'.
- Rwanda has ranked #2 in teacher student ratio > elementary school since 2007.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 3 for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 2001.
- 3 of the top 6 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Failed states’ .
- Chad has ranked in the top 6 for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1971.