Pupil-teacher ratio, primary - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators

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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 - Inputs - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Malawi (2008)92.84
2Central African Republic (2008)89.62
3Rwanda (2008)67.73
4Mozambique (2008)64.06
5Chad (2008)62.49
6Guinea-Bissau (2006)62.23
7Zambia (2008)60.52
8Ethiopia (2008)59.32
9Tanzania (2008)52.24
10Burundi (2007)52
11Republic of the Congo (2008)51.8
12Mali (2008)51.44
13Uganda (2008)49.93
14Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)49.29
15Burkina Faso (2009)49.05
16Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)48.63
17Cambodia (2008)48.54
18Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)48.19
19Eritrea (2008)47.39
20Madagascar (2008)47.16
21Kenya (2008)46.54
22Nigeria (2007)46.34
23Cameroon (2008)46.04
24Low income (2008)44.84
25Benin (2008)44.55
26Guinea (2008)44.11
27Bangladesh (2008)43.73
28Sierra Leone (2007)43.73
29Afghanistan (2008)42.96
30Ivory Coast (2008)41.89
31Angola (1998)41.75
32Timor-Leste (2008)40.84
33Pakistan (2008)40.67
34India (2004)40.2
35South Asia (2004)39.51
36Togo (2007)39.14
37Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)39.02
38Niger (2009)38.83
39Sudan (2009)38.38
40Zimbabwe (2006)38.21
41Nepal (2008)37.82
42Mauritania (2008)37.23
43Lesotho (2007)36.98
44Senegal (2008)36.44
45Gabon (2004)36.04
46Papua New Guinea (2006)35.82
47Comoros (2005)34.98
48Gambia (2008)34.36
49Djibouti (2008)34.03
50Philippines (2007)33.67
51Honduras (2008)33.34
52Haiti (1995)32.72
53El Salvador (2008)32.61
54Swaziland (2007)32.44
55Somalia (1980)31.19
56Ghana (2008)31.14
57South Africa (2007)30.98
58Laos (2008)30.49
59Mongolia (2009)30.4
60West Bank and Gaza (2007)30.08
61Guatemala (2008)29.43
62Lower middle income (2003)29.43
63Namibia (2008)29.41
64Colombia (2008)29.4
65Nicaragua (2008)29.19
66Burma (2007)29.11
67Mexico (2007)27.99
68Paraguay (2004)27.84
69Turkey (1995)27.75
70Bhutan (2009)27.7
71Jamaica (2005)27.68
72Equatorial Guinea (2007)27.62
73Egypt (2007)27.08
74Low & middle income (2007)26.6
75Morocco (2008)26.53
76Chile (2008)26.5
77Sao Tome and Principe (2009)26.17
78Fiji (2008)26.03
79North Korea (2007)25.59
80South Korea (2007)25.59
81Guyana (2008)25.56
82Botswana (2006)25.39
83Kiribati (2005)24.67
84Latin America & Caribbean (2007)24.52
85Cape Verde (2008)24.36
86Panama (2008)24.24
87Bolivia (2007)24.22
88Kyrgyzstan (2008)24.2
89Liberia (2008)23.88
90Brazil (2007)23.86
91Sri Lanka (2007)23.81
92Samoa (2007)23.8
93Vanuatu (2007)23.75
94Middle East & North Africa (2007)23.75
95Algeria (2008)23.23
96Middle income (2007)22.85
97Tajikistan (2008)22.67
98Belize (2008)22.62
99Ecuador (2007)22.57
100Grenada (2008)22.56
101Yemen (2000)22.37
102Tonga (2006)22.29
103Peru (2007)22.22
104Upper middle income (2007)21.93
105Mauritius (2008)21.66
106Antigua and Barbuda (2007)21.5
107Albania (2004)21.5
108St. Lucia (2008)21.41
109Iraq (2005)20.53
110Libya (1980)20.06
111Iran (2008)20.05
112Jordan (2003)19.93
113Vietnam (2008)19.93
114Netherlands Antilles (2003)19.8
115Dominican Republic (2008)19.62
116East Asia & Pacific (2007)19.34
117Armenia (2007)19.31
118Singapore (2008)19.3
119Solomon Islands (1999)19.25
120Costa Rica (2008)18.97
121France (2007)18.95
122Indonesia (2007)18.82
123Czech Republic (2007)18.73
124Japan (2007)18.49
125Macedonia (2007)18.28
126Macau (2008)18.24
127Uzbekistan (2007)18.24
128Tunisia (2007)18.15
129Australia (1999)17.88
130Syria (2008)17.84
131China (2007)17.68
132Canada (2000)17.42
133Aruba (2008)17.29
134American Samoa (1991)17.26
135United Kingdom (2007)17.24
136United Arab Emirates (2007)17.19
137Netherlands (1991)17.17
138Trinidad and Tobago (2008)17.16
139Russia (2007)17.12
140St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)16.96
141Marshall Islands (2003)16.93
142Dominica (2008)16.74
143Croatia (2007)16.69
144Micronesia (2007)16.63
145Serbia (2008)16.59
146Hong Kong (2008)16.55
147Romania (2007)16.54
148Kazakhstan (2009)16.41
149Bahrain (2002)16.37
150Europe & Central Asia (2007)16.31
151Venezuela (2008)16.19
152St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)16.14
153Thailand (2008)15.99
154Suriname (2008)15.99
155Bulgaria (2007)15.94
156Ireland (2007)15.94
157Moldova (2008)15.86
158Ukraine (2008)15.82
159Malaysia (2006)15.75
160Argentina (2007)15.7
161New Zealand (2007)15.68
162Cyprus (2007)15.63
163Slovenia (2007)15.57
164Slovakia (2007)15.35
165High income: OECD (2007)15.32
166High income (2007)15.24
167Belarus (2008)15.16
168Finland (2007)15.03
169Uruguay (2008)15
170Lebanon (2008)14.21
171Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1991)14.18
172High income: nonOECD (2007)14.12
173Monaco (2004)13.98
174Bahamas (2007)13.83
175United States (2007)13.8
176Euro area (2007)13.73
177Germany (2007)13.63
178Barbados (2008)13.46
179Israel (2007)13.41
180Maldives (2008)13.26
181Lithuania (2007)13.26
182Spain (2007)12.83
183Estonia (2007)12.83
184Brunei Darussalam (2008)12.55
185Palau (2005)12.5
186Qatar (2008)12.5
187Seychelles (2007)12.47
188Cayman Islands (2008)12.09
189Oman (2008)11.87
190Austria (2007)11.86
191Latvia (2006)11.76
192Portugal (2007)11.73
193Switzerland (1995)11.69
194Malta (2005)11.52
195Azerbaijan (2008)11.3
196Belgium (2007)11.2
197Luxembourg (2007)11.08
198Saudi Arabia (2008)10.75
199Poland (2007)10.64
200Norway (2004)10.5
201Italy (2007)10.33
202Iceland (2007)10.31
203Greece (2007)10.29
204Hungary (2007)10.06
205Andorra (2008)10.03
206Denmark (2001)9.93
207Sweden (2007)9.8
208Cuba (2008)9.61
209Kuwait (2008)9.11
210Georgia (2008)8.68
211Bermuda (2006)8.25
212Liechtenstein (2007)7.12
213San Marino (2008)6.34
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