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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 80.12 | 2012 | ||
| 2 | Malawi | 74.09 | 2012 | ||
| 3 | Chad | 61.27 | 2012 | ||
| 4 | Rwanda | 59.28 | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Mozambique | 54.84 | 2012 | ||
| 6 | Ethiopia | 53.75 | 2012 | ||
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.93 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Zambia | 49.22 | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Mali | 48.47 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 48.24 | 2012 | ||
| 11 | Uganda | 47.78 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Burundi | 47.1 | 2012 | ||
| 13 | Kenya | 46.78 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Cambodia | 45.72 | 2012 | ||
| 15 | Angola | 45.59 | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Tanzania | 45.57 | 2012 | ||
| 17 | Cameroon | 45.56 | 2012 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 44.86 | 1972 | |||
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 44.44 | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Benin | 44.15 | 2012 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 43.82 | 1999 | |||
| 20 | Guinea | 43.56 | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Afghanistan | 43.52 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Madagascar | 43.07 | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.72 | 2012 | ||
| 24 | Togo | 41.68 | 2012 | ||
| 25 | Pakistan | 41.35 | 2012 | ||
| 26 | Eritrea | 40.93 | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Namibia | 40.68 | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Bangladesh | 40.21 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Mauritania | 40.13 | 2012 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 39.4 | 2012 | |||
| 30 | Niger | 38.76 | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 38.56 | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Sudan | 38.38 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 36.82 | 2011 | |||
| 33 | Nigeria | 36.03 | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 35.82 | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Somalia | 35.52 | 2007 | ||
| 36 | India | 35.15 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Djibouti | 34.93 | 2012 | ||
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.75 | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Lesotho | 34.08 | 2012 | ||
| 40 | Honduras | 33.88 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | The Gambia | 33.87 | 2012 | ||
| 42 | Haiti | 33.41 | 1998 | ||
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 32.99 | 2012 | ||
| 44 | Ghana | 32.98 | 2012 | ||
| 45 | Senegal | 31.68 | 2012 | ||
| 46 | Philippines | 31.44 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | East Timor | 31.35 | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Fiji | 30.76 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Yemen | 30.25 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Samoa | 30.24 | 2010 | ||
| 51 | Nicaragua | 30.22 | 2010 | ||
| 52 | South Africa | 29.5 | 2012 | ||
| 53 | El Salvador | 29.29 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Swaziland | 29.26 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Mongolia | 28.78 | 2012 | ||
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.65 | 2012 | ||
| 57 | Burma | 28.22 | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Mexico | 28.11 | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Brazil | 28.01 | 1970 | ||
| 60 | Paraguay | 27.84 | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Comoros | 27.75 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Turkey | 27.75 | 1995 | ||
| 63 | Egypt | 27.73 | 2010 | ||
| 64 | Jamaica | 27.53 | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Nepal | 27.53 | 2012 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 27.52 | 2011 | |||
| 66 | Laos | 27.13 | 2012 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 26.88 | 2004 | |||
| 67 | Liberia | 26.83 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Guatemala | 26.29 | 2011 | ||
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.17 | 2012 | ||
| 70 | Morocco | 25.84 | 2012 | ||
| 71 | Venezuela | 25.68 | 1987 | ||
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 25.46 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Botswana | 25.42 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Syria | 25.33 | 2002 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 25.05 | 2012 | ||
| 76 | Kiribati | 25 | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Guyana | 24.59 | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 24.57 | 1983 | |||
| 78 | Gabon | 24.53 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Bolivia | 24.22 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 24.07 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Bhutan | 23.99 | 2012 | ||
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.9 | 2012 | ||
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 23.83 | 2012 | ||
| 84 | Algeria | 23.16 | 2012 | ||
| 85 | Tajikistan | 23 | 2012 | ||
| 86 | Cape Verde | 22.97 | 2012 | ||
| 87 | Panama | 22.61 | 2012 | ||
| 88 | Monaco | 22.3 | 2001 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 22.1 | 2007 | |||
| 89 | Chile | 21.97 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Vanuatu | 21.66 | 2010 | ||
| 91 | Belize | 21.56 | 2012 | ||
| 92 | Tonga | 21.11 | 2012 | ||
| 93 | Mauritius | 20.94 | 2012 | ||
| 94 | Iran | 20.49 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | New Caledonia | 20.37 | 1991 | ||
| 96 | Guam | 20.02 | 1989 | ||
| 97 | Jordan | 19.93 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Oman | 19.91 | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 19.72 | 1998 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 19.6 | 2009 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 19.59 | 2008 | |||
| 99 | Peru | 19.56 | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Albania | 19.48 | 2012 | ||
| 101 | Vietnam | 19.4 | 2012 | ||
| 102 | Armenia | 19.31 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Tuvalu | 19.23 | 2004 | ||
| 104 | South Korea | 19.05 | 2011 | ||
| 105 | Czech Republic | 18.82 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Netherlands | 18.36 | 1994 | ||
| 107 | Ecuador | 18.19 | 2012 | ||
| 108 | Russia | 18.06 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 17.97 | 2012 | ||
| 110 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
| 111 | Federated States of Micronesia | 17.85 | 1971 | ||
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.58 | 2009 | ||
| 113 | France | 17.52 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Japan | 17.5 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Bulgaria | 17.46 | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Singapore | 17.44 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Canada | 17.42 | 2000 | ||
| 118 | Romania | 17.37 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Costa Rica | 17.34 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | United Kingdom | 17.27 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 17.24 | 2012 | ||
| 122 | Tunisia | 17.15 | 2012 | ||
| 123 | Iraq | 16.96 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Marshall Islands | 16.94 | 2002 | ||
| 125 | Libya | 16.9 | 1983 | ||
| 126 | Norway | 16.81 | 1973 | ||
| 127 | China | 16.79 | 2011 | ||
| 128 | Slovenia | 16.71 | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.37 | 2012 | ||
| 130 | Argentina | 16.33 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 16.19 | 2012 | ||
| 132 | Ukraine | 16.09 | 2012 | ||
| 133 | Grenada | 16.06 | 2010 | ||
| 134 | Thailand | 15.99 | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Indonesia | 15.94 | 2011 | ||
| 136 | Republic of Macedonia | 15.94 | 2010 | ||
| 137 | Moldova | 15.79 | 2012 | ||
| 138 | Dominica | 15.78 | 2012 | ||
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.75 | 2012 | ||
| 140 | Palau | 15.66 | 2000 | ||
| 141 | Serbia | 15.63 | 2012 | ||
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 15.62 | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Ireland | 15.57 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 15.43 | 2010 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.41 | 2007 | |||
| 144 | Suriname | 15.25 | 2011 | ||
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.21 | 2003 | ||
| 146 | Aruba | 15.09 | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Slovakia | 15.08 | 2011 | ||
| 148 | American Samoa | 15.05 | 1992 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 14.93 | 2001 | |||
| 149 | Belarus | 14.91 | 2012 | ||
| 150 | New Zealand | 14.55 | 2011 | ||
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.51 | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Hong Kong | 14.43 | 2012 | ||
| 153 | Lebanon | 14.34 | 2012 | ||
| 154 | French Polynesia | 14.33 | 1996 | ||
| 155 | United States | 14.29 | 2011 | ||
| 156 | The Bahamas | 14.15 | 2010 | ||
| 157 | Macau | 14.1 | 2012 | ||
| 158 | Croatia | 13.83 | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Uruguay | 13.79 | 2010 | ||
| 160 | Finland | 13.67 | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.55 | 2010 | |||
| 161 | Cyprus | 13.44 | 2011 | ||
| 162 | Seychelles | 13.25 | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.25 | 2010 | |||
| 163 | European Union | 13.16 | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Barbados | 13.09 | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Israel | 13.06 | 2010 | ||
| 166 | Malta | 12.74 | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Malaysia | 12.72 | 2010 | ||
| 168 | Lithuania | 12.41 | 2011 | ||
| 169 | Spain | 12.4 | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Maldives | 12.28 | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 12.08 | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Azerbaijan | 11.92 | 2012 | ||
| 173 | Germany | 11.82 | 2011 | ||
| 174 | Bahrain | 11.77 | 2012 | ||
| 175 | Estonia | 11.72 | 2010 | ||
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 11.66 | 2010 | ||
| 177 | Latvia | 11.41 | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Belgium | 11.19 | 2011 | ||
| 179 | Austria | 10.89 | 2011 | ||
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 10.89 | 2012 | ||
| 181 | Portugal | 10.83 | 2010 | ||
| 182 | Brunei | 10.59 | 2012 | ||
| 183 | Hungary | 10.54 | 2011 | ||
| 184 | Italy | 10.33 | 2007 | ||
| 185 | Greece | 10.29 | 2007 | ||
| 186 | Poland | 10.16 | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Denmark | 9.93 | 2001 | ||
| 188 | Iceland | 9.7 | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Qatar | 9.6 | 2012 | ||
| 190 | Andorra | 9.58 | 2012 | ||
| 191 | Luxembourg | 9.29 | 2010 | ||
| 192 | Sweden | 9.27 | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Cuba | 9.06 | 2012 | ||
| 194 | Bermuda | 8.94 | 2011 | ||
| 195 | Kuwait | 8.6 | 2012 | ||
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 7.84 | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Montenegro | 7.6 | 2012 | ||
| 198 | San Marino | 6.27 | 2012 | ||
| 199 | Georgia | 6.26 | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
- Central African Republic has had the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary since 1989.
- Chad ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
- Malawi ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- All of the top 2 countries by pupil-teacher ratio, primary are Christian.
- Lebanon ranked last for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
- All of the top 3 countries by pupil-teacher ratio, primary are Landlocked.
- Rwanda ranked #4 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
- Yemen ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.
- Kenya ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Religious countries in 2009.
- Zambia ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio, primary amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
