Former British colonies Compared by Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary
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 | Sierra Leone | 66.85 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Malawi | 63.63 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Tanzania | 55.86 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Zambia | 51.08 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Bangladesh | 50.87 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Lesotho | 41.59 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | India | 40.2 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Kenya | 39.54 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 38.56 | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Pakistan | 38.34 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Nigeria | 37.18 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | The Gambia | 35.28 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Namibia | 33.09 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Ghana | 32.81 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Swaziland | 32.31 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Bhutan | 31.05 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Burma | 30.9 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Fiji | 28.16 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Guyana | 28.04 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Sudan | 27.76 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Jamaica | 27.53 | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Singapore | 26.44 | 1991 | ||
| 24 | Yemen | 26.13 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Botswana | 25.85 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 24.06 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Belize | 22.54 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 22.5 | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Egypt | 21.86 | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Maldives | 20.08 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Jordan | 19.93 | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.74 | 2000 | ||
| 33 | Dominica | 18.19 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
| 35 | Grenada | 17.68 | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.64 | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.52 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Malaysia | 17.51 | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Canada | 17.42 | 2001 | ||
| =40 | New Zealand | 16.37 | 2004 | ||
| =40 | Bahrain | 16.37 | 2002 | ||
| 42 | The Bahamas | 16.06 | 2005 | ||
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 15.23 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Barbados | 15.15 | 2005 | ||
| 45 | United States | 14.21 | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Israel | 12.42 | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Kuwait | 12.06 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Qatar | 11.11 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Brunei | 10.12 | 2005 |
