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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).
Education Statistics > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Afghanistan :
83.37
2005
Education in Afghanistan
# 2
Congo, Republic of the :
82.8
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 3
Central African Republic :
77.03
1991
Education in Central African Republic
# 4
Ethiopia :
72.28
2005
Education in Ethiopia
# 5
Sierra Leone :
66.85
2005
Education in Sierra Leone
# 6
Mozambique :
66.34
2005
Education in Mozambique
# 7
Malawi :
63.63
2005
Education in Malawi
# 8
Chad :
63.15
2005
Education in Chad
# 9
Rwanda :
62.03
2005
Education in Rwanda
# 10
Tanzania :
55.86
2005
Education in Tanzania
# 11
Mali :
54.39
2005
Education in Mali
# 12
Madagascar :
53.59
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 13
Cambodia :
53.21
2005
Education in Cambodia
# 14
Zambia :
51.08
2005
Education in Zambia
# 15
Bangladesh :
50.87
2004
Education in Bangladesh
# 16
East Timor :
50.71
2005
Education in East Timor
# 17
Uganda :
49.93
2005
Education in Uganda
# 18
Burundi :
48.7
2005
Education in Burundi
# 19
Cameroon :
48.18
2005
Education in Cameroon
# 20
Eritrea :
47.53
2005
Education in Eritrea
# 21
Burkina Faso :
47.18
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
# 22
Benin :
46.83
2005
Education in Benin
# 23
Senegal :
46.53
2005
Education in Senegal
# 24
Guinea :
44.87
2005
Education in Guinea
# 25
Guinea-Bissau :
44.07
2001
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 26
Niger :
43.68
2005
Education in Niger
# 27
Côte d'Ivoire :
42.36
2003
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 28
Angola :
41.75
1998
Education in Angola
# 29
Lesotho :
41.59
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 30
Mauritania :
40.32
2005
Education in Mauritania
# 31
India :
40.2
2004
Education in India
# 32
Nepal :
39.71
2005
Education in Nepal
# 33
Kenya :
39.54
2005
Education in Kenya
# 34
Zimbabwe :
38.56
2003
Education in Zimbabwe
# 35
Pakistan :
38.34
2005
Education in Pakistan
# 36
Liberia :
38.27
2000
Education in Liberia
# 37
Nigeria :
37.18
2005
Education in Nigeria
# 38
Gabon :
36.04
2004
Education in Gabon
# 39
South Africa :
35.64
2004
Education in South Africa
# 40
Papua New Guinea :
35.45
2003
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 41
Gambia, The :
35.28
2004
Education in Gambia, The
# 42
Comoros :
34.98
2005
Education in Comoros
# 43
Djibouti :
34.55
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 44
Philippines :
34.53
2004
Education in Philippines
# 45
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
34.33
2003
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 46
Mongolia :
34.23
2005
Education in Mongolia
# 47
Togo :
33.6
2005
Education in Togo
# 48
Nicaragua :
33.56
2005
Education in Nicaragua
# 49
Namibia :
33.09
2005
Education in Namibia
# 50
Honduras :
32.9
2004
Education in Honduras
# 51
Ghana :
32.81
2005
Education in Ghana
# 52
Swaziland :
32.31
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 53
Equatorial Guinea :
31.98
2003
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 54
Laos :
31.48
2005
Education in Laos
# 55
Guatemala :
31.06
2005
Education in Guatemala
# 56
Bhutan :
31.05
2005
Education in Bhutan
# 57
Burma :
30.9
2005
Education in Burma
# 58
São Tomé and Príncipe :
30.78
2005
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 59
Turkey :
30.38
1991
Education in Turkey
# 60
El Salvador :
29.6
2005
Education in El Salvador
# 61
Korea, South :
29.02
2005
Education in Korea, South
# 62
Colombia :
28.54
2005
Education in Colombia
# 63
Mexico :
28.47
2004
Education in Mexico
# 64
Fiji :
28.16
2005
Education in Fiji
# 65
Guyana :
28.04
2004
Education in Guyana
# 66
Paraguay :
27.84
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 67
Sudan :
27.76
2005
Education in Sudan
# 68
Jamaica :
27.53
2004
Education in Jamaica
# 69
Chile :
27.3
2004
Education in Chile
# 70
Morocco :
27.1
2005
Education in Morocco
# 71
Singapore :
26.44
1991
Education in Singapore
# 72
Yemen :
26.13
2004
Education in Yemen
# 73
Cape Verde :
26
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 74
Botswana :
25.85
2005
Education in Botswana
# 75
Algeria :
25.44
2005
Education in Algeria
# 76
Syria :
25.33
2002
Education in Syria
# 77
Samoa :
25.04
2004
Education in Samoa
# 78
Kiribati :
24.67
2005
Education in Kiribati
# 79
Kyrgyzstan :
24.49
2005
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 80
Dominican Republic :
24.33
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
# 81
Panama :
24.23
2005
Education in Panama
# 82
Uzbekistan :
24.09
1991
Education in Uzbekistan
# 83
Saint Lucia :
24.06
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
# 84
Bolivia :
23.93
2004
Education in Bolivia
# 85
Oman :
23.66
2001
Education in Oman
# 86
Macau :
23.24
2005
Education in Macau
# 87
Ecuador :
23.13
2005
Education in Ecuador
# 88
Haiti :
23.07
1991
Education in Haiti
# 89
Belize :
22.54
2005
Education in Belize
# 90
Sri Lanka :
22.5
2004
Education in Sri Lanka
# 91
Mauritius :
22.34
2005
Education in Mauritius
# 92
Peru :
22.24
2004
Education in Peru
# 93
Egypt :
21.86
2004
Education in Egypt
# 94
Brazil :
21.57
2003
Education in Brazil
# 95
Vietnam :
21.56
2005
Education in Vietnam
# 96
Albania :
21.5
2004
Education in Albania
# 97
Costa Rica :
21.34
2005
Education in Costa Rica
# 98
Tajikistan :
21.33
2005
Education in Tajikistan
# 99
Armenia :
21.2
2005
Education in Armenia
# 100
China :
21.05
2004
Education in China
# 101
Uruguay :
20.83
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 102
Thailand :
20.68
2003
Education in Thailand
# 103
Tunisia :
20.61
2004
Education in Tunisia
# 104
Iraq :
20.53
2005
Education in Iraq
# 105
Tonga :
20.31
2005
Education in Tonga
# 106
Indonesia :
20.13
2004
Education in Indonesia
# 107
Maldives :
20.08
2005
Education in Maldives
# 108
Vanuatu :
20.01
2005
Education in Vanuatu
# 109
Macedonia, Republic of :
19.95
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 110
Jordan :
19.93
2003
Education in Jordan
# 111
Netherlands Antilles :
19.8
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 112
Serbia and Montenegro :
19.77
2001
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 113
Solomon Islands :
19.25
1999
Education in Solomon Islands
# 114
Iran :
19.22
2005
Education in Iran
# 115
Japan :
19.15
2004
Education in Japan
# 116
Malta :
18.78
2004
Education in Malta
# 117
Antigua and Barbuda :
18.74
2000
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
= 118
Ukraine :
18.7
2005
Education in Ukraine
= 118
Venezuela :
18.7
2005
Education in Venezuela
# 120
France :
18.64
2004
Education in France
# 121
Suriname :
18.62
2005
Education in Suriname
# 122
Hong Kong :
18.35
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 123
Dominica :
18.19
2005
Education in Dominica
# 124
Ireland :
18.17
2004
Education in Ireland
# 125
United Kingdom :
18.09
2004
Education in United Kingdom
# 126
Aruba :
18.08
2005
Education in Aruba
# 127
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
17.97
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 128
Moldova :
17.95
2005
Education in Moldova
# 129
Australia :
17.88
1999
Education in Australia
# 130
Czech Republic :
17.87
2004
Education in Czech Republic
= 131
Slovakia :
17.68
2004
Education in Slovakia
= 131
Grenada :
17.68
2005
Education in Grenada
# 133
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
17.64
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 134
Cyprus :
17.61
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 135
Trinidad and Tobago :
17.52
2005
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 136
Malaysia :
17.51
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 137
Romania :
17.48
2004
Education in Romania
# 138
Canada :
17.42
2001
Education in Canada
# 139
Argentina :
17.34
2003
Education in Argentina
# 140
Kazakhstan :
17.27
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
# 141
American Samoa :
17.26
1991
Education in American Samoa
# 142
Netherlands :
17.17
1991
Education in Netherlands
# 143
Marshall Islands :
16.93
2003
Education in Marshall Islands
# 144
Bulgaria :
16.75
2004
Education in Bulgaria
# 145
Russia :
16.65
2004
Education in Russia
= 146
New Zealand :
16.37
2004
Education in New Zealand
= 146
Bahrain :
16.37
2002
Education in Bahrain
# 148
Bahamas, The :
16.06
2005
Education in Bahamas, The
# 149
Belarus :
16.04
2005
Education in Belarus
# 150
Finland :
15.96
2004
Education in Finland
= 151
Saudi Arabia :
15.66
1991
Education in Saudi Arabia
= 151
Palau :
15.66
2000
Education in Palau
# 153
United Arab Emirates :
15.23
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 154
Barbados :
15.15
2005
Education in Barbados
# 155
Slovenia :
15.1
2004
Education in Slovenia
# 156
Lithuania :
14.72
2004
Education in Lithuania
# 157
Croatia :
14.7
2005
Education in Croatia
# 158
Georgia :
14.45
2003
Education in Georgia
# 159
Lebanon :
14.25
2005
Education in Lebanon
# 160
United States :
14.21
2004
Education in United States
# 161
Germany :
14.19
2004
Education in Germany
# 162
Virgin Islands :
14.18
1991
Education in Virgin Islands
# 163
Estonia :
14.11
2002
Education in Estonia
# 164
Seychelles :
14.04
2004
Education in Seychelles
# 165
Monaco :
13.98
2004
Education in Monaco
# 166
Spain :
13.93
2004
Education in Spain
# 167
Libya :
13.74
1991
Education in Libya
# 168
Azerbaijan :
13.45
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
# 169
Austria :
13.13
2004
Education in Austria
# 170
Latvia :
12.98
2004
Education in Latvia
# 171
Cayman Islands :
12.81
2005
Education in Cayman Islands
# 172
Poland :
12.63
2004
Education in Poland
# 173
Israel :
12.42
2004
Education in Israel
# 174
Kuwait :
12.06
2005
Education in Kuwait
= 175
Portugal :
11.57
2004
Education in Portugal
= 175
Belgium :
11.57
2004
Education in Belgium
# 177
Luxembourg :
11.53
2004
Education in Luxembourg
# 178
Andorra :
11.47
2005
Education in Andorra
# 179
Greece :
11.26
2004
Education in Greece
# 180
Qatar :
11.11
2005
Education in Qatar
# 181
Italy :
10.62
2004
Education in Italy
# 182
Iceland :
10.53
2004
Education in Iceland
# 183
Norway :
10.5
2004
Education in Norway
# 184
Hungary :
10.47
2004
Education in Hungary
# 185
Cuba :
10.31
2005
Education in Cuba
# 186
Brunei :
10.12
2005
Education in Brunei
# 187
Sweden :
10.11
2004
Education in Sweden
# 188
Denmark :
9.93
2001
Education in Denmark
# 189
Liechtenstein :
8.72
2004
Education in Liechtenstein
# 190
Bermuda :
8.34
2005
Education in Bermuda
# 191
San Marino :
6.34
2004
Education in San Marino
Weighted average:
26.6
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).
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