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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).
Education Statistics > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary (2003) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Chad :
72.12
2003
Education in Chad
# 2
Afghanistan :
71.41
2003
Education in Afghanistan
# 3
Ethiopia :
68.9
2003
Education in Ethiopia
# 4
Congo, Republic of the :
65.17
2003
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 5
Benin :
62.17
2003
Education in Benin
# 6
Rwanda :
59.91
2003
Education in Rwanda
# 7
Mali :
57.34
2003
Education in Mali
# 8
Cameroon :
57.06
2003
Education in Cameroon
# 9
Tanzania :
56.9
2003
Education in Tanzania
# 10
Cambodia :
56.24
2003
Education in Cambodia
# 11
Uganda :
52.39
2003
Education in Uganda
# 12
Madagascar :
51.65
2003
Education in Madagascar
# 13
Burundi :
49.91
2003
Education in Burundi
# 14
Bangladesh :
49.51
2003
Education in Bangladesh
# 15
East Timor :
46.82
2003
Education in East Timor
# 16
Eritrea :
46.72
2003
Education in Eritrea
# 17
Lesotho :
46.23
2003
Education in Lesotho
# 18
Senegal :
46.05
2003
Education in Senegal
# 19
Guinea :
44.99
2003
Education in Guinea
# 20
Burkina Faso :
44.66
2003
Education in Burkina Faso
# 21
Côte d'Ivoire :
42.36
2003
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 22
Niger :
41.73
2003
Education in Niger
# 23
India :
41.33
2003
Education in India
# 24
Mauritania :
41.06
2003
Education in Mauritania
# 25
Togo :
40.33
2003
Education in Togo
# 26
Zimbabwe :
38.56
2003
Education in Zimbabwe
# 27
Kenya :
38.03
2003
Education in Kenya
# 28
Gambia, The :
37.47
2003
Education in Gambia, The
# 29
Gabon :
36.04
2003
Education in Gabon
# 30
Comoros :
35.86
2003
Education in Comoros
# 31
Nepal :
35.66
2003
Education in Nepal
# 32
Papua New Guinea :
35.45
2003
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 33
Philippines :
34.93
2003
Education in Philippines
# 34
Pakistan :
34.82
2003
Education in Pakistan
# 35
Djibouti :
34.54
2003
Education in Djibouti
# 36
Nicaragua :
34.47
2003
Education in Nicaragua
# 37
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
34.33
2003
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 38
Chile :
34.09
2003
Education in Chile
# 39
South Africa :
33.81
2003
Education in South Africa
# 40
Burma :
32.81
2003
Education in Burma
# 41
Dominican Republic :
32.61
2003
Education in Dominican Republic
# 42
São Tomé and Príncipe :
32.07
2003
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 43
Equatorial Guinea :
31.98
2003
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 44
Ghana :
31.31
2003
Education in Ghana
# 45
Korea, South :
31.26
2003
Education in Korea, South
# 46
Swaziland :
31.2
2003
Education in Swaziland
# 47
Mongolia :
30.77
2003
Education in Mongolia
# 48
Laos :
30.64
2003
Education in Laos
# 49
Guatemala :
30.13
2003
Education in Guatemala
# 50
Jamaica :
29.66
2003
Education in Jamaica
# 51
Morocco :
28.18
2003
Education in Morocco
# 52
Fiji :
28.16
2003
Education in Fiji
# 53
Sudan :
28.15
2003
Education in Sudan
# 54
Cape Verde :
27.93
2003
Education in Cape Verde
# 55
Paraguay :
27.84
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 56
Algeria :
27.53
2003
Education in Algeria
# 57
Colombia :
26.82
2003
Education in Colombia
# 58
Mexico :
26.66
2003
Education in Mexico
# 59
Guyana :
26.55
2003
Education in Guyana
# 60
Kiribati :
26.51
2003
Education in Kiribati
# 61
Botswana :
26.06
2003
Education in Botswana
# 62
Macau :
25.95
2003
Education in Macau
# 63
Yemen :
25.23
2003
Education in Yemen
# 64
Samoa :
25.05
2003
Education in Samoa
# 65
Vietnam :
24.65
2003
Education in Vietnam
# 66
Kyrgyzstan :
24.46
2003
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 67
Panama :
24.28
2003
Education in Panama
# 68
Bolivia :
23.93
2003
Education in Bolivia
# 69
Ecuador :
23.73
2003
Education in Ecuador
# 70
Iran :
23.61
2003
Education in Iran
# 71
Sri Lanka :
23.43
2003
Education in Sri Lanka
# 72
Mauritius :
23.06
2003
Education in Mauritius
# 73
Peru :
22.92
2003
Education in Peru
# 74
Costa Rica :
22.6
2003
Education in Costa Rica
# 75
Tajikistan :
22.36
2003
Education in Tajikistan
# 76
Saint Lucia :
22.28
2003
Education in Saint Lucia
# 77
Egypt :
22.19
2003
Education in Egypt
# 78
Tonga :
21.71
2003
Education in Tonga
# 79
Vanuatu :
21.71
2003
Education in Vanuatu
# 80
Brazil :
21.57
2003
Education in Brazil
# 81
Tunisia :
21.54
2003
Education in Tunisia
# 82
Albania :
21.5
2003
Education in Albania
# 83
China :
21.05
2003
Education in China
# 84
Uruguay :
20.83
2003
Education in Uruguay
# 85
Belize :
20.75
2003
Education in Belize
# 86
Thailand :
20.68
2003
Education in Thailand
# 87
Indonesia :
20.29
2003
Education in Indonesia
# 88
Macedonia, Republic of :
20.23
2003
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 89
Jordan :
19.93
2003
Education in Jordan
# 90
Netherlands Antilles :
19.8
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 91
Hong Kong :
19.77
2003
Education in Hong Kong
# 92
Japan :
19.56
2003
Education in Japan
# 93
Suriname :
19.45
2003
Education in Suriname
# 94
Moldova :
19.43
2003
Education in Moldova
# 95
Iraq :
19.42
2003
Education in Iraq
# 96
Ukraine :
19.11
2003
Education in Ukraine
# 97
Dominica :
19.02
2003
Education in Dominica
# 98
Cyprus :
18.94
2003
Education in Cyprus
# 99
Grenada :
18.69
2003
Education in Grenada
# 100
Ireland :
18.67
2003
Education in Ireland
# 101
France :
18.64
2003
Education in France
# 102
Kazakhstan :
18.51
2003
Education in Kazakhstan
# 103
Trinidad and Tobago :
18.5
2003
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 104
Aruba :
18.43
2003
Education in Aruba
# 105
Slovakia :
18.39
2003
Education in Slovakia
# 106
Malta :
18.17
2003
Education in Malta
# 107
Maldives :
18.16
2003
Education in Maldives
# 108
New Zealand :
17.77
2003
Education in New Zealand
# 109
Croatia :
17.73
2003
Education in Croatia
# 110
Armenia :
17.64
2003
Education in Armenia
# 111
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
17.56
2003
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 112
Malaysia :
17.51
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 113
Romania :
17.49
2003
Education in Romania
# 114
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
17.39
2003
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 115
Argentina :
17.34
2003
Education in Argentina
# 116
Bulgaria :
17.13
2003
Education in Bulgaria
# 117
United Kingdom :
17.1
2003
Education in United Kingdom
# 118
Bahamas, The :
17.04
2003
Education in Bahamas, The
# 119
Lebanon :
17
2003
Education in Lebanon
# 120
Marshall Islands :
16.93
2003
Education in Marshall Islands
# 121
Czech Republic :
16.79
2003
Education in Czech Republic
# 122
Russia :
16.63
2003
Education in Russia
# 123
Finland :
16.35
2003
Education in Finland
# 124
Belarus :
15.94
2003
Education in Belarus
# 125
Barbados :
15.8
2003
Education in Barbados
# 126
Lithuania :
15.55
2003
Education in Lithuania
# 127
Azerbaijan :
15.26
2003
Education in Azerbaijan
# 128
United Arab Emirates :
15.22
2003
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 129
United States :
14.81
2003
Education in United States
# 130
Israel :
14.68
2003
Education in Israel
# 131
Georgia :
14.45
2003
Education in Georgia
# 132
Germany :
14.05
2003
Education in Germany
# 133
Seychelles :
14.04
2003
Education in Seychelles
# 134
Spain :
13.88
2003
Education in Spain
# 135
Latvia :
13.7
2003
Education in Latvia
# 136
Kuwait :
13.29
2003
Education in Kuwait
# 137
Austria :
13.18
2003
Education in Austria
# 138
Poland :
12.65
2003
Education in Poland
# 139
Slovenia :
12.65
2003
Education in Slovenia
# 140
Brunei :
12.25
2003
Education in Brunei
# 141
Andorra :
12.08
2003
Education in Andorra
# 142
Greece :
11.94
2003
Education in Greece
# 143
Belgium :
11.88
2003
Education in Belgium
# 144
Qatar :
11.69
2003
Education in Qatar
# 145
Luxembourg :
11.49
2003
Education in Luxembourg
# 146
Sweden :
11.19
2003
Education in Sweden
# 147
Portugal :
11.11
2003
Education in Portugal
# 148
Italy :
10.83
2003
Education in Italy
# 149
Cuba :
10.68
2003
Education in Cuba
# 150
Iceland :
10.55
2003
Education in Iceland
# 151
Norway :
10.26
2003
Education in Norway
# 152
Hungary :
9.59
2003
Education in Hungary
# 153
Liechtenstein :
9.17
2003
Education in Liechtenstein
# 154
Bermuda :
8.9
2003
Education in Bermuda
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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"Pupil-teacher ratio, primary (2003) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_pup_rat_pri-education-pupil-teacher-ratio-primary&date=2003
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