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Education > Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: 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 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 100.24 2008
2 RwandaRwanda 67.73 2008
3 MozambiqueMozambique 64.06 2008
4 MalawiMalawi 62.5 1995
5 ChadChad 62.49 2008
6 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 62.23 2006
7 ZambiaZambia 60.52 2008
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 59.32 2008
9 TanzaniaTanzania 52.24 2008
10 BurundiBurundi 52 2007
11 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 51.8 2008
12 MaliMali 51.44 2008
13 UgandaUganda 49.93 2008
14 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 49.05 2009
15 CambodiaCambodia 48.54 2008
16 EritreaEritrea 47.39 2008
17 MadagascarMadagascar 47.16 2008
18 KenyaKenya 46.54 2008
19 NigeriaNigeria 46.34 2007
20 CameroonCameroon 46.04 2008
21 BeninBenin 44.55 2008
22 GuineaGuinea 44.11 2008
=23 BangladeshBangladesh 43.73 2008
=23 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 43.73 2007
25 AfghanistanAfghanistan 42.96 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 42.72 1999
26 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 41.89 2008
27 AngolaAngola 41.75 1998
28 East TimorEast Timor 40.84 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 40.79 2008
29 PakistanPakistan 40.67 2008
30 IndiaIndia 40.2 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 39.31 2008
31 TogoTogo 39.14 2007
32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 39.02 2008
33 NigerNiger 38.83 2009
34 SudanSudan 38.38 2009
35 ZimbabweZimbabwe 38.21 2006
36 NepalNepal 37.82 2008
37 MauritaniaMauritania 37.23 2008
38 LesothoLesotho 36.98 2007
39 SenegalSenegal 36.44 2008
40 GabonGabon 36.04 2004
41 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 35.82 2006
42 SomaliaSomalia 35.52 2007
43 The GambiaThe Gambia 34.36 2008
44 DjiboutiDjibouti 34.03 2008
45 PhilippinesPhilippines 33.67 2007
46 HondurasHonduras 33.34 2008
47 SamoaSamoa 32.83 2007
48 HaitiHaiti 32.72 1995
49 El SalvadorEl Salvador 32.61 2008
50 SwazilandSwaziland 32.44 2007
51 GhanaGhana 32.24 2008
52 South AfricaSouth Africa 30.98 2007
53 LaosLaos 30.49 2008
54 MongoliaMongolia 30.4 2009
55 ComorosComoros 30.15 2008
56 GuatemalaGuatemala 29.43 2008
57 NamibiaNamibia 29.41 2008
58 ColombiaColombia 29.4 2008
59 NicaraguaNicaragua 29.19 2008
60 BurmaBurma 28.81 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 28.45 2008
61 MexicoMexico 28.02 2008
62 ParaguayParaguay 27.84 2004
63 TurkeyTurkey 27.75 1995
64 BhutanBhutan 27.7 2009
65 JamaicaJamaica 27.68 2005
66 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 27.62 2007
67 MoroccoMorocco 26.53 2008
68 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 26.17 2009
69 FijiFiji 26.03 2008
70 GuyanaGuyana 25.56 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 25.54 1975
71 BotswanaBotswana 25.39 2006
72 ChileChile 25.11 2007
73 KiribatiKiribati 25 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 24.84 2007
74 Cape VerdeCape Verde 24.36 2008
75 PanamaPanama 24.24 2008
76 BoliviaBolivia 24.22 2007
77 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 24.2 2008
78 LiberiaLiberia 23.88 2008
79 VanuatuVanuatu 23.75 2007
80 Sri LankaSri Lanka 23.5 2008
81 AlgeriaAlgeria 23.23 2008
82 BrazilBrazil 23.02 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 22.7 2004
83 TajikistanTajikistan 22.67 2008
84 BelizeBelize 22.62 2008
85 EcuadorEcuador 22.57 2008
86 GrenadaGrenada 22.56 2008
87 GibraltarGibraltar 22.53 2000
88 TongaTonga 22.29 2006
89 MauritiusMauritius 21.66 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 21.65 2007
90 AlbaniaAlbania 21.5 2004
91 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 21.41 2008
92 PeruPeru 20.88 2008
93 IraqIraq 20.53 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 20.52 2007
=94 VietnamVietnam 19.93 2008
=94 JordanJordan 19.93 2003
96 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 19.8 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 19.77 1995
97 TuvaluTuvalu 19.7 2000
98 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 19.62 2008
99 ArmeniaArmenia 19.31 2007
100 SingaporeSingapore 19.3 2008
101 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 19.25 1999
102 FranceFrance 19.04 2008
103 Costa RicaCosta Rica 18.97 2008
104 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 18.48 2008
105 JapanJapan 18.28 2008
106 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 18.27 2008
107 AustraliaAustralia 17.88 1999
108 SyriaSyria 17.84 2008
109 UzbekistanUzbekistan 17.61 2008
110 ChinaChina 17.55 2008
111 IndonesiaIndonesia 17.48 2008
112 RussiaRussia 17.45 2008
113 SloveniaSlovenia 17.44 2008
114 CanadaCanada 17.42 2000
115 MonacoMonaco 17.34 1995
116 ArubaAruba 17.29 2008
117 TunisiaTunisia 17.28 2008
118 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 17.26 1991
119 United Arab EmiratesUAE 17.19 2007
120 NetherlandsNetherlands 17.17 1991
121 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 17.16 2008
122 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 17.13 2008
123 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 16.96 2008
124 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 16.93 2003
125 LibyaLibya 16.9 1983
126 DominicaDominica 16.74 2008
127 CroatiaCroatia 16.69 2007
128 SlovakiaSlovakia 16.61 2008
129 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 16.59 2008
130 KazakhstanKazakhstan 16.41 2009
131 BahrainBahrain 16.37 2002
132 VenezuelaVenezuela 16.19 2008
133 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 16.14 2008
134 BulgariaBulgaria 16.07 2008
=135 ThailandThailand 15.99 2008
=135 SurinameSuriname 15.99 2008
=137 IrelandIreland 15.86 2008
=137 MoldovaMoldova 15.86 2008
=137 RomaniaRomania 15.86 2008
140 UkraineUkraine 15.82 2008
141 The BahamasThe Bahamas 15.79 2008
142 ArgentinaArgentina 15.53 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 15.51 2008
143 UruguayUruguay 15.51 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 15.41 2007
144 New ZealandNew Zealand 15.32 2008
145 European UnionEuropean Union 15.29 2008
146 BelarusBelarus 15.16 2008
147 MalaysiaMalaysia 15.08 2007
148 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 15 2005
149 CyprusCyprus 14.75 2008
150 FinlandFinland 14.39 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 14.31 2003
151 LebanonLebanon 14.21 2008
152 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 14.18 1991
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 13.88 2007
153 United StatesUnited States 13.69 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 13.62 2007
154 GermanyGermany 13.5 2008
155 BarbadosBarbados 13.46 2008
156 MaldivesMaldives 13.26 2008
157 IsraelIsrael 13.24 2008
158 SeychellesSeychelles 13.05 2008
159 LithuaniaLithuania 13 2008
160 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 12.62 2008
161 BruneiBrunei 12.55 2008
=162 QatarQatar 12.5 2008
=162 PalauPalau 12.5 2005
164 SpainSpain 12.42 2008
165 EstoniaEstonia 12.15 2008
166 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 12.09 2008
167 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.91 2008
168 OmanOman 11.87 2008
169 PortugalPortugal 11.73 2007
170 AustriaAustria 11.63 2008
171 MaltaMalta 11.52 2005
172 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 11.3 2008
173 BelgiumBelgium 11.18 2008
174 LatviaLatvia 11.11 2008
175 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10.75 2008
176 PolandPoland 10.64 2007
177 NorwayNorway 10.5 2004
178 HungaryHungary 10.42 2008
179 ItalyItaly 10.33 2007
180 IcelandIceland 10.31 2007
181 GreeceGreece 10.29 2007
182 DenmarkDenmark 9.93 2001
183 CubaCuba 9.61 2008
184 SwedenSweden 9.55 2008
185 KuwaitKuwait 9.11 2008
186 GeorgiaGeorgia 8.68 2008
187 BermudaBermuda 8.25 2006
188 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 6.5 2008
189 San MarinoSan Marino 6.34 2008

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