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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 (2000) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Chad :
68.62
2000
Education in Chad
# 2
Mali :
65.3
2000
Education in Mali
# 3
Afghanistan :
64
2000
Education in Afghanistan
# 4
Mozambique :
63.99
2000
Education in Mozambique
# 5
Ethiopia :
63.6
2000
Education in Ethiopia
# 6
Congo, Republic of the :
60.48
2000
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 7
Uganda :
59.43
2000
Education in Uganda
# 8
Bangladesh :
57.11
2000
Education in Bangladesh
# 9
Burundi :
56.78
2000
Education in Burundi
# 10
Rwanda :
54.03
2000
Education in Rwanda
# 11
Benin :
52.65
2000
Education in Benin
# 12
Cameroon :
51.86
2000
Education in Cameroon
# 13
Senegal :
50.92
2000
Education in Senegal
# 14
Cambodia :
50.12
2000
Education in Cambodia
# 15
Burkina Faso :
48.88
2000
Education in Burkina Faso
# 16
Madagascar :
47.95
2000
Education in Madagascar
# 17
Lesotho :
47.88
2000
Education in Lesotho
# 18
Eritrea :
47.51
2000
Education in Eritrea
# 19
Gabon :
46.63
2000
Education in Gabon
# 20
Guinea :
45.59
2000
Education in Guinea
# 21
Mauritania :
44.99
2000
Education in Mauritania
# 22
Côte d'Ivoire :
44.98
2000
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 23
Zambia :
44.97
2000
Education in Zambia
# 24
Guinea-Bissau :
44.06
2000
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 25
Equatorial Guinea :
43.35
2000
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 26
Nepal :
42.62
2000
Education in Nepal
# 27
Tanzania :
41.36
2000
Education in Tanzania
# 28
Bhutan :
41.15
2000
Education in Bhutan
# 29
Nigeria :
41.05
2000
Education in Nigeria
# 30
Niger :
40.67
2000
Education in Niger
# 31
India :
40
2000
Education in India
# 32
Liberia :
38.27
2000
Education in Liberia
# 33
Togo :
37.46
2000
Education in Togo
# 34
Zimbabwe :
37.04
2000
Education in Zimbabwe
# 35
Gambia, The :
36.93
2000
Education in Gambia, The
# 36
Comoros :
36.84
2000
Education in Comoros
# 37
Papua New Guinea :
35.87
2000
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 38
Nicaragua :
35.66
2000
Education in Nicaragua
# 39
Kenya :
34.44
2000
Education in Kenya
# 40
Honduras :
34.06
2000
Education in Honduras
# 41
Ghana :
33.79
2000
Education in Ghana
# 42
Jamaica :
33.63
2000
Education in Jamaica
# 43
South Africa :
33.46
2000
Education in South Africa
# 44
Pakistan :
33
2000
Education in Pakistan
# 45
Burma :
32.77
2000
Education in Burma
# 46
Mongolia :
32.58
2000
Education in Mongolia
# 47
Guatemala :
32.56
2000
Education in Guatemala
# 48
Chile :
32.23
2000
Education in Chile
# 49
Korea, South :
32.23
2000
Education in Korea, South
# 50
Djibouti :
32.04
2000
Education in Djibouti
# 51
Kiribati :
31.67
2000
Education in Kiribati
# 52
Namibia :
31.59
2000
Education in Namibia
# 53
Swaziland :
31.28
2000
Education in Swaziland
# 54
Dominican Republic :
31.03
2000
Education in Dominican Republic
# 55
Laos :
30.14
2000
Education in Laos
# 56
Macau :
29.95
2000
Education in Macau
# 57
Vietnam :
29.52
2000
Education in Vietnam
# 58
Peru :
29.01
2000
Education in Peru
# 59
Morocco :
28.76
2000
Education in Morocco
# 60
Cape Verde :
28.73
2000
Education in Cape Verde
# 61
Algeria :
28.4
2000
Education in Algeria
# 62
Fiji :
28.12
2000
Education in Fiji
# 63
Mexico :
27.16
2000
Education in Mexico
# 64
Botswana :
26.72
2000
Education in Botswana
# 65
Colombia :
26.45
2000
Education in Colombia
# 66
Guyana :
26.22
2000
Education in Guyana
# 67
Iran :
26.15
2000
Education in Iran
# 68
Mauritius :
26.12
2000
Education in Mauritius
# 69
Oman :
25.08
2000
Education in Oman
# 70
Bolivia :
25.07
2000
Education in Bolivia
# 71
Costa Rica :
24.94
2000
Education in Costa Rica
# 72
Brazil :
24.8
2000
Education in Brazil
# 73
Syria :
24.78
2000
Education in Syria
# 74
Panama :
24.74
2000
Education in Panama
# 75
Kyrgyzstan :
24.14
2000
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 76
Samoa :
24.02
2000
Education in Samoa
# 77
Belize :
23.31
2000
Education in Belize
# 78
Ecuador :
23.25
2000
Education in Ecuador
# 79
Saint Lucia :
23.23
2000
Education in Saint Lucia
# 80
Tunisia :
23.21
2000
Education in Tunisia
# 81
Egypt :
22.98
2000
Education in Egypt
# 82
Monaco :
22.82
2000
Education in Monaco
# 83
Maldives :
22.65
2000
Education in Maldives
# 84
Albania :
22.57
2000
Education in Albania
# 85
Vanuatu :
22.55
2000
Education in Vanuatu
# 86
Indonesia :
22.45
2000
Education in Indonesia
# 87
Yemen :
22.37
2000
Education in Yemen
# 88
Tonga :
22.14
2000
Education in Tonga
# 89
Tajikistan :
21.85
2000
Education in Tajikistan
# 90
Ireland :
21.55
2000
Education in Ireland
# 91
Macedonia, Republic of :
21.52
2000
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 92
Iraq :
21.39
2000
Education in Iraq
# 93
Hong Kong :
21.29
2000
Education in Hong Kong
# 94
Moldova :
20.88
2000
Education in Moldova
# 95
Thailand :
20.79
2000
Education in Thailand
# 96
Uruguay :
20.76
2000
Education in Uruguay
# 97
Trinidad and Tobago :
20.75
2000
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 98
Japan :
20.69
2000
Education in Japan
# 99
Grenada :
20.32
2000
Education in Grenada
# 100
Serbia and Montenegro :
20.12
2000
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 101
Argentina :
20.04
2000
Education in Argentina
# 102
Ukraine :
19.59
2000
Education in Ukraine
# 103
Malaysia :
19.56
2000
Education in Malaysia
# 104
Dominica :
19.56
2000
Education in Dominica
# 105
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
19.44
2000
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 106
Malta :
19.14
2000
Education in Malta
# 107
Aruba :
19.06
2000
Education in Aruba
# 108
Croatia :
18.77
2000
Education in Croatia
# 109
Antigua and Barbuda :
18.74
2000
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 110
Kazakhstan :
18.72
2000
Education in Kazakhstan
# 111
France :
18.71
2000
Education in France
# 112
Azerbaijan :
18.69
2000
Education in Azerbaijan
# 113
United Kingdom :
18.66
2000
Education in United Kingdom
# 114
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
18.59
2000
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 115
Romania :
18.56
2000
Education in Romania
# 116
New Zealand :
18.45
2000
Education in New Zealand
# 117
Bahrain :
18.31
2000
Education in Bahrain
# 118
Belarus :
18.21
2000
Education in Belarus
# 119
Cyprus :
17.73
2000
Education in Cyprus
# 120
Slovakia :
17.58
2000
Education in Slovakia
# 121
Barbados :
17.57
2000
Education in Barbados
# 122
Netherlands Antilles :
17.56
2000
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 123
Canada :
17.26
2000
Education in Canada
# 124
Czech Republic :
16.89
2000
Education in Czech Republic
# 125
Georgia :
16.84
2000
Education in Georgia
# 126
Bulgaria :
16.83
2000
Education in Bulgaria
# 127
Finland :
16.69
2000
Education in Finland
# 128
Lithuania :
16.45
2000
Education in Lithuania
# 129
United Arab Emirates :
16.15
2000
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 130
Palau :
15.66
2000
Education in Palau
# 131
Germany :
15.28
2000
Education in Germany
# 132
Latvia :
15.1
2000
Education in Latvia
# 133
United States :
15.01
2000
Education in United States
# 134
Seychelles :
14.66
2000
Education in Seychelles
# 135
Bahamas, The :
14.63
2000
Education in Bahamas, The
# 136
Spain :
14.54
2000
Education in Spain
# 137
Cayman Islands :
14.49
2000
Education in Cayman Islands
# 138
Estonia :
14.32
2000
Education in Estonia
# 139
Lebanon :
13.91
2000
Education in Lebanon
# 140
Kuwait :
13.78
2000
Education in Kuwait
# 141
Brunei :
13.53
2000
Education in Brunei
# 142
Austria :
13.46
2000
Education in Austria
# 143
Greece :
13.41
2000
Education in Greece
# 144
Portugal :
13.24
2000
Education in Portugal
# 145
Qatar :
13.12
2000
Education in Qatar
# 146
Slovenia :
13.01
2000
Education in Slovenia
# 147
Belgium :
11.98
2000
Education in Belgium
# 148
Sweden :
11.84
2000
Education in Sweden
# 149
Cuba :
11.5
2000
Education in Cuba
# 150
Poland :
11.32
2000
Education in Poland
# 151
Italy :
10.96
2000
Education in Italy
# 152
Iceland :
10.93
2000
Education in Iceland
# 153
Hungary :
10.71
2000
Education in Hungary
# 154
Denmark :
10.12
2000
Education in Denmark
# 155
San Marino :
5.36
2000
Education in San Marino
Weighted average:
27.9
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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