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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 (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Chad :
67.95
2002
Education in Chad
# 2
Mozambique :
67.24
2002
Education in Mozambique
# 3
Ethiopia :
66.57
2002
Education in Ethiopia
# 4
Afghanistan :
61.22
2002
Education in Afghanistan
# 5
Cameroon :
60.8
2002
Education in Cameroon
# 6
Rwanda :
58.97
2002
Education in Rwanda
# 7
Mali :
56.41
2002
Education in Mali
# 8
Cambodia :
56.29
2002
Education in Cambodia
# 9
Congo, Republic of the :
56.21
2002
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 10
Bangladesh :
55.74
2002
Education in Bangladesh
# 11
Tanzania :
53
2002
Education in Tanzania
# 12
Benin :
52.96
2002
Education in Benin
# 13
Uganda :
52.72
2002
Education in Uganda
# 14
East Timor :
50.84
2002
Education in East Timor
# 15
Burundi :
49.08
2002
Education in Burundi
# 16
Senegal :
48.89
2002
Education in Senegal
# 17
Madagascar :
47.49
2002
Education in Madagascar
# 18
Guinea :
47.23
2002
Education in Guinea
# 19
Lesotho :
47
2002
Education in Lesotho
# 20
Burkina Faso :
46.04
2002
Education in Burkina Faso
# 21
Eritrea :
44.05
2002
Education in Eritrea
# 22
Côte d'Ivoire :
43.88
2002
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 23
Zambia :
42.77
2002
Education in Zambia
# 24
Gabon :
42.63
2002
Education in Gabon
# 25
Niger :
41.27
2002
Education in Niger
# 26
India :
40.66
2002
Education in India
# 27
Nepal :
39.87
2002
Education in Nepal
# 28
Nigeria :
39.8
2002
Education in Nigeria
# 29
Zimbabwe :
39.42
2002
Education in Zimbabwe
# 30
Comoros :
39.2
2002
Education in Comoros
# 31
Mauritania :
39.12
2002
Education in Mauritania
# 32
Bhutan :
37.87
2002
Education in Bhutan
# 33
Gambia, The :
37.47
2002
Education in Gambia, The
# 34
Papua New Guinea :
35.45
2002
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 35
Philippines :
35.39
2002
Education in Philippines
# 36
Nicaragua :
35.21
2002
Education in Nicaragua
# 37
Togo :
35.2
2002
Education in Togo
# 38
Pakistan :
35
2002
Education in Pakistan
# 39
Kenya :
34.44
2002
Education in Kenya
# 40
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
34.34
2002
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 41
South Africa :
33.84
2002
Education in South Africa
# 42
Jamaica :
33.79
2002
Education in Jamaica
# 43
Chile :
32.93
2002
Education in Chile
# 44
São Tomé and Príncipe :
32.67
2002
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 45
Dominican Republic :
32.61
2002
Education in Dominican Republic
# 46
Burma :
32.57
2002
Education in Burma
# 47
Ghana :
32.11
2002
Education in Ghana
# 48
Korea, South :
32.02
2002
Education in Korea, South
# 49
Mongolia :
31.78
2002
Education in Mongolia
# 50
Swaziland :
31.07
2002
Education in Swaziland
# 51
Guatemala :
30.13
2002
Education in Guatemala
# 52
Laos :
29.88
2002
Education in Laos
# 53
Cape Verde :
28.78
2002
Education in Cape Verde
# 54
Sudan :
28.72
2002
Education in Sudan
# 55
Morocco :
28.31
2002
Education in Morocco
# 56
Fiji :
27.82
2002
Education in Fiji
# 57
Algeria :
27.59
2002
Education in Algeria
# 58
Macau :
27.46
2002
Education in Macau
# 59
Paraguay :
26.96
2002
Education in Paraguay
# 60
Samoa :
26.91
2002
Education in Samoa
# 61
Mexico :
26.87
2002
Education in Mexico
# 62
Colombia :
26.82
2002
Education in Colombia
# 63
Botswana :
26.4
2002
Education in Botswana
# 64
Vietnam :
26.33
2002
Education in Vietnam
# 65
Guyana :
25.94
2002
Education in Guyana
# 66
Syria :
25.33
2002
Education in Syria
# 67
Mauritius :
25.2
2002
Education in Mauritius
# 68
Peru :
25.09
2002
Education in Peru
# 69
Ecuador :
24.47
2002
Education in Ecuador
# 70
Iran :
24.38
2002
Education in Iran
# 71
Panama :
24.28
2002
Education in Panama
# 72
Brazil :
24.05
2002
Education in Brazil
# 73
Kyrgyzstan :
24.04
2002
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 74
Bolivia :
23.67
2002
Education in Bolivia
# 75
Yemen :
23.52
2002
Education in Yemen
# 76
Sri Lanka :
23.43
2002
Education in Sri Lanka
# 77
Vanuatu :
23.22
2002
Education in Vanuatu
# 78
Saint Lucia :
22.87
2002
Education in Saint Lucia
# 79
Costa Rica :
22.6
2002
Education in Costa Rica
# 80
Egypt :
22.5
2002
Education in Egypt
# 81
Kiribati :
22.44
2002
Education in Kiribati
# 82
Tonga :
22.13
2002
Education in Tonga
# 83
Tunisia :
21.89
2002
Education in Tunisia
# 84
Tajikistan :
21.78
2002
Education in Tajikistan
# 85
Albania :
21.5
2002
Education in Albania
# 86
Belize :
21.5
2002
Education in Belize
# 87
Macedonia, Republic of :
21.18
2002
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 88
Uruguay :
21.17
2002
Education in Uruguay
# 89
Iraq :
20.99
2002
Education in Iraq
# 90
Indonesia :
20.9
2002
Education in Indonesia
# 91
Hong Kong :
20.17
2002
Education in Hong Kong
# 92
Grenada :
20.09
2002
Education in Grenada
# 93
Jordan :
20.05
2002
Education in Jordan
# 94
Japan :
20.04
2002
Education in Japan
# 95
Netherlands Antilles :
20.02
2002
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 96
Maldives :
20.01
2002
Education in Maldives
# 97
Trinidad and Tobago :
19.62
2002
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 98
China :
19.56
2002
Education in China
# 99
Moldova :
19.52
2002
Education in Moldova
# 100
Ukraine :
19.46
2002
Education in Ukraine
# 101
Suriname :
19.45
2002
Education in Suriname
# 102
Ireland :
19.41
2002
Education in Ireland
# 103
Slovakia :
19.11
2002
Education in Slovakia
# 104
Thailand :
19.09
2002
Education in Thailand
# 105
Malta :
19.07
2002
Education in Malta
# 106
Aruba :
19.07
2002
Education in Aruba
# 107
Cyprus :
19.03
2002
Education in Cyprus
# 108
Malaysia :
18.92
2002
Education in Malaysia
# 109
Kazakhstan :
18.9
2002
Education in Kazakhstan
# 110
Armenia :
18.82
2002
Education in Armenia
# 111
Dominica :
18.65
2002
Education in Dominica
# 112
France :
18.64
2002
Education in France
# 113
Croatia :
17.94
2002
Education in Croatia
# 114
New Zealand :
17.77
2002
Education in New Zealand
# 115
Romania :
17.44
2002
Education in Romania
# 116
Czech Republic :
17.35
2002
Education in Czech Republic
# 117
Argentina :
17.34
2002
Education in Argentina
# 118
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
17.28
2002
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 119
United Kingdom :
17.18
2002
Education in United Kingdom
# 120
Russia :
16.96
2002
Education in Russia
# 121
Marshall Islands :
16.94
2002
Education in Marshall Islands
# 122
Lebanon :
16.84
2002
Education in Lebanon
# 123
Bahamas, The :
16.83
2002
Education in Bahamas, The
# 124
Bulgaria :
16.82
2002
Education in Bulgaria
# 125
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
16.68
2002
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 126
Belarus :
16.66
2002
Education in Belarus
# 127
Bahrain :
16.37
2002
Education in Bahrain
# 128
Azerbaijan :
16.19
2002
Education in Azerbaijan
# 129
Barbados :
15.9
2002
Education in Barbados
# 130
Lithuania :
15.86
2002
Education in Lithuania
# 131
Finland :
15.57
2002
Education in Finland
# 132
United Arab Emirates :
15.28
2002
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 133
Cayman Islands :
14.91
2002
Education in Cayman Islands
# 134
United States :
14.83
2002
Education in United States
# 135
Latvia :
14.34
2002
Education in Latvia
# 136
Germany :
14.29
2002
Education in Germany
# 137
Estonia :
14.11
2002
Education in Estonia
# 138
Spain :
14.01
2002
Education in Spain
# 139
Seychelles :
13.89
2002
Education in Seychelles
# 140
Georgia :
13.8
2002
Education in Georgia
# 141
Kuwait :
13.59
2002
Education in Kuwait
# 142
Cuba :
13.53
2002
Education in Cuba
# 143
Austria :
13.27
2002
Education in Austria
# 144
Brunei :
12.69
2002
Education in Brunei
# 145
Andorra :
12.68
2002
Education in Andorra
# 146
Greece :
12.52
2002
Education in Greece
# 147
Slovenia :
12.5
2002
Education in Slovenia
# 148
Israel :
12.4
2002
Education in Israel
# 149
Qatar :
12.35
2002
Education in Qatar
# 150
Belgium :
11.94
2002
Education in Belgium
# 151
Luxembourg :
11.74
2002
Education in Luxembourg
# 152
Sweden :
11.47
2002
Education in Sweden
# 153
Poland :
11.29
2002
Education in Poland
# 154
Portugal :
11.07
2002
Education in Portugal
# 155
Iceland :
10.7
2002
Education in Iceland
# 156
Italy :
10.59
2002
Education in Italy
# 157
Hungary :
10.28
2002
Education in Hungary
# 158
Bermuda :
8.96
2002
Education in Bermuda
Weighted average:
27.1
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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"Pupil-teacher ratio, primary (2002) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_pup_rat_pri-education-pupil-teacher-ratio-primary&date=2002
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