Pupil-teacher ratio, primary - Primary - Education Statistics

Other country level comparisons:
Loading map, please wait...

Less → More
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).
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary - Primary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Central African Republic (2008)100.24
2Rwanda (2008)67.73
3Mozambique (2008)64.06
4Chad (2008)62.49
5Guinea-Bissau (2006)62.23
6Zambia (2008)60.52
7Ethiopia (2008)59.32
8Malawi (1995)58.76
9Tanzania (2008)52.24
10Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2004)52.13
11Burundi (2007)52
12Republic of the Congo (2008)51.8
13Mali (2008)51.44
14Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2004)50.27
15Uganda (2008)49.93
16Burkina Faso (2009)49.05
17Cambodia (2008)48.54
18Eritrea (2008)47.39
19Madagascar (2008)47.16
20Kenya (2008)46.54
21Nigeria (2007)46.34
22Cameroon (2008)46.04
23Benin (2008)44.55
24Guinea (2008)44.11
25Bangladesh (2008)43.73
26Sierra Leone (2007)43.73
27Afghanistan (2008)42.96
28Low income (2004)41.97
29Ivory Coast (2008)41.89
30Angola (1998)41.75
31Timor-Leste (2008)40.84
32Pakistan (2008)40.67
33India (2004)40.2
34South Asia (2004)40.08
35Togo (2007)39.14
36Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)39.02
37Niger (2009)38.83
38Sudan (2009)38.38
39Zimbabwe (2006)38.21
40Nepal (2008)37.82
41Mauritania (2008)37.23
42Lesotho (2007)36.98
43Senegal (2008)36.44
44Gabon (2004)36.04
45Papua New Guinea (2006)35.82
46Somalia (2007)35.52
47Haiti (1996)34.72
48Gambia (2008)34.36
49Djibouti (2008)34.03
50Philippines (2007)33.67
51Honduras (2008)33.34
52Western Samoa (2007)32.83
53El Salvador (2008)32.61
54Swaziland (2007)32.44
55Ghana (2008)32.24
56Mongolia (2008)31.15
57South Africa (2007)30.98
58Low & middle income (2004)30.59
59Laos (2008)30.49
60Comoros (2008)30.15
61Guatemala (2008)29.43
62Namibia (2008)29.41
63Colombia (2008)29.4
64Nicaragua (2008)29.19
65West Bank and Gaza (2008)29
66Burma (2008)28.81
67Mexico (2008)28.02
68Paraguay (2004)27.84
69Turkey (1994)27.75
70Bhutan (2009)27.7
71Jamaica (2005)27.68
72Equatorial Guinea (2007)27.62
73Egypt (2007)27.08
74Morocco (2008)26.53
75Sao Tome and Principe (2009)26.17
76Fiji (2008)26.03
77Guyana (2008)25.56
78Botswana (2006)25.39
79Chile (2007)25.11
80Kiribati (2008)25
81Cape Verde (2008)24.36
82Panama (2008)24.24
83Bolivia (2007)24.22
84Kyrgyzstan (2008)24.2
85North Korea (2008)24.07
86South Korea (2008)24.07
87Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2003)23.93
88Liberia (2008)23.88
89Vanuatu (2007)23.75
90Guam (1985)23.6
91Sri Lanka (2008)23.5
92Algeria (2008)23.23
93Brazil (2008)23.02
94Tajikistan (2008)22.67
95Belize (2008)22.62
96Ecuador (2008)22.57
97Grenada (2008)22.56
98Yemen (2000)22.37
99Puerto Rico (1975)22.35
100East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2004)22.29
101Tonga (2006)22.29
102Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2004)22.05
103Lower middle income (2004)21.69
104Mauritius (2008)21.66
105Albania (2004)21.5
106St. Lucia (2008)21.41
107Middle income (2002)21.12
108Upper middle income (2003)21.03
109Peru (2008)20.88
110Iraq (2005)20.53
111New Caledonia (1991)20.37
112Iran (2008)20.05
113Jordan (2003)19.93
114Vietnam (2008)19.93
115Netherlands Antilles (2003)19.8
116Dominican Republic (2008)19.62
117Armenia (2007)19.31
118Singapore (2008)19.3
119Solomon Islands (1999)19.25
120France (2008)19.04
121Costa Rica (2008)18.97
122Monaco (1995)18.56
123Czech Republic (2008)18.48
124Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1992)18.41
125Macedonia (2007)18.28
126Japan (2008)18.28
127United Kingdom (2008)18.27
128Macau (2008)18.24
129Australia (1999)17.88
130Syria (2008)17.84
131Uzbekistan (2008)17.61
132China (2008)17.55
133Indonesia (2008)17.48
134Russia (2008)17.45
135Slovenia (2008)17.44
136Canada (2000)17.42
137Aruba (2008)17.29
138Tunisia (2008)17.28
139American Samoa (1991)17.26
140United Arab Emirates (2007)17.19
141Trinidad and Tobago (2008)17.16
142Antigua and Barbuda (2008)17.13
143St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)16.96
144Marshall Islands (2003)16.93
145Dominica (2008)16.74
146Croatia (2007)16.69
147Micronesia (2007)16.63
148Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2004)16.62
149Slovakia (2008)16.61
150Serbia (2008)16.59
151Hong Kong (2008)16.55
152Kazakhstan (2009)16.41
153Bahrain (2002)16.37
154High income: OECD (2004)16.26
155Venezuela (2008)16.19
156St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)16.14
157High income (2004)16.11
158Bulgaria (2008)16.07
159Thailand (2008)15.99
160Suriname (2008)15.99
161Romania (2008)15.86
162Ireland (2008)15.86
163Moldova (2008)15.86
164Ukraine (2008)15.82
165Bahamas (2008)15.79
166Argentina (2007)15.53
167Uruguay (2007)15.51
168New Zealand (2008)15.32
169Belarus (2008)15.16
170Malaysia (2007)15.08
171Cyprus (2008)14.75
172Finland (2008)14.39
173French Polynesia (1995)14.33
174Lebanon (2008)14.21
175Euro area (2004)14.12
176United States (2008)13.69
177Germany (2008)13.5
178Barbados (2008)13.46
179Maldives (2008)13.26
180Israel (2008)13.24
181Seychelles (2008)13.05
182Lithuania (2008)13
183Switzerland (2008)12.62
184Brunei Darussalam (2008)12.55
185Palau (2005)12.5
186Qatar (2008)12.5
187Spain (2008)12.42
188Estonia (2008)12.15
189Cayman Islands (2008)12.09
190Libya (1992)12.08
191Luxembourg (2008)11.91
192Oman (2008)11.87
193Portugal (2007)11.73
194Austria (2008)11.63
195Malta (2005)11.52
196Azerbaijan (2008)11.3
197Belgium (2008)11.18
198Latvia (2008)11.11
199Saudi Arabia (2008)10.75
200Poland (2007)10.64
201Norway (2004)10.5
202Hungary (2008)10.42
203Italy (2007)10.33
204Iceland (2007)10.31
205Greece (2007)10.29
206Andorra (2008)10.03
207Denmark (2001)9.93
208Cuba (2008)9.61
209Sweden (2008)9.55
210Kuwait (2008)9.11
211Georgia (2008)8.68
212Bermuda (2006)8.25
213Netherlands (1996)7.25
214Liechtenstein (2008)6.5
215San Marino (2008)6.34
Country Comparison Graph