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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 (2004) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Congo, Republic of the :
82.8
2004
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 2
Ethiopia :
72.21
2004
Education in Ethiopia
# 3
Chad :
68.72
2004
Education in Chad
# 4
Sierra Leone :
66.86
2004
Education in Sierra Leone
# 5
Mozambique :
65.23
2004
Education in Mozambique
# 6
Afghanistan :
65.17
2004
Education in Afghanistan
# 7
Rwanda :
62.03
2004
Education in Rwanda
# 8
Tanzania :
58.27
2004
Education in Tanzania
# 9
Cambodia :
55.05
2004
Education in Cambodia
# 10
Cameroon :
53.9
2004
Education in Cameroon
# 11
Madagascar :
52.38
2004
Education in Madagascar
# 12
Mali :
52.24
2004
Education in Mali
# 13
Benin :
51.58
2004
Education in Benin
# 14
Burundi :
51.25
2004
Education in Burundi
# 15
Bangladesh :
50.87
2004
Education in Bangladesh
# 16
East Timor :
50.71
2004
Education in East Timor
# 17
Uganda :
50.09
2004
Education in Uganda
# 18
Burkina Faso :
48.69
2004
Education in Burkina Faso
# 19
Zambia :
48.51
2004
Education in Zambia
# 20
Eritrea :
46.68
2004
Education in Eritrea
# 21
Guinea :
45.24
2004
Education in Guinea
# 22
Togo :
44.34
2004
Education in Togo
# 23
Lesotho :
44.01
2004
Education in Lesotho
# 24
Niger :
43.69
2004
Education in Niger
# 25
Senegal :
43.2
2004
Education in Senegal
# 26
Mauritania :
40.76
2004
Education in Mauritania
# 27
India :
40.2
2004
Education in India
# 28
Kenya :
39.54
2004
Education in Kenya
# 29
Pakistan :
37.5
2004
Education in Pakistan
# 30
Nigeria :
36.41
2004
Education in Nigeria
# 31
Gabon :
36.04
2004
Education in Gabon
# 32
Nepal :
35.83
2004
Education in Nepal
# 33
South Africa :
35.64
2004
Education in South Africa
# 34
Gambia, The :
35.28
2004
Education in Gambia, The
# 35
Nicaragua :
35.02
2004
Education in Nicaragua
# 36
Comoros :
34.99
2004
Education in Comoros
# 37
Djibouti :
34.55
2004
Education in Djibouti
# 38
Philippines :
34.53
2004
Education in Philippines
# 39
Namibia :
33.09
2004
Education in Namibia
# 40
Honduras :
32.9
2004
Education in Honduras
# 41
Mongolia :
32.87
2004
Education in Mongolia
# 42
Ghana :
32.34
2004
Education in Ghana
# 43
Swaziland :
32.31
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 44
São Tomé and Príncipe :
32.06
2004
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 45
Burma :
32
2004
Education in Burma
# 46
Laos :
31.43
2004
Education in Laos
# 47
Guatemala :
30.89
2004
Education in Guatemala
# 48
Korea, South :
30.1
2004
Education in Korea, South
# 49
Sudan :
29.59
2004
Education in Sudan
# 50
Mexico :
28.47
2004
Education in Mexico
# 51
Fiji :
28.16
2004
Education in Fiji
# 52
Guyana :
28.04
2004
Education in Guyana
# 53
Colombia :
27.95
2004
Education in Colombia
# 54
Morocco :
27.55
2004
Education in Morocco
# 55
Jamaica :
27.53
2004
Education in Jamaica
# 56
Chile :
27.3
2004
Education in Chile
# 57
Cape Verde :
26.87
2004
Education in Cape Verde
# 58
Algeria :
26.51
2004
Education in Algeria
# 59
Yemen :
26.13
2004
Education in Yemen
# 60
Botswana :
25.85
2004
Education in Botswana
# 61
Dominican Republic :
25.24
2004
Education in Dominican Republic
# 62
Samoa :
25.04
2004
Education in Samoa
# 63
Kiribati :
24.66
2004
Education in Kiribati
# 64
Macau :
24.43
2004
Education in Macau
# 65
Kyrgyzstan :
24.23
2004
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 66
Panama :
24.04
2004
Education in Panama
# 67
Bolivia :
23.93
2004
Education in Bolivia
# 68
Belize :
23.23
2004
Education in Belize
# 69
Ecuador :
23.13
2004
Education in Ecuador
# 70
Vietnam :
23.03
2004
Education in Vietnam
# 71
Maldives :
22.72
2004
Education in Maldives
# 72
Saint Lucia :
22.69
2004
Education in Saint Lucia
# 73
Sri Lanka :
22.5
2004
Education in Sri Lanka
# 74
Costa Rica :
22.35
2004
Education in Costa Rica
# 75
Peru :
22.24
2004
Education in Peru
# 76
Mauritius :
21.99
2004
Education in Mauritius
# 77
Egypt :
21.86
2004
Education in Egypt
# 78
Armenia :
21.78
2004
Education in Armenia
# 79
Tajikistan :
21.52
2004
Education in Tajikistan
# 80
Albania :
21.5
2004
Education in Albania
# 81
China :
21.05
2004
Education in China
# 82
Tunisia :
20.61
2004
Education in Tunisia
# 83
Iraq :
20.53
2004
Education in Iraq
# 84
Tonga :
20.3
2004
Education in Tonga
# 85
Indonesia :
20.13
2004
Education in Indonesia
# 86
Venezuela :
20.04
2004
Education in Venezuela
# 87
Vanuatu :
20.01
2004
Education in Vanuatu
# 88
Iran :
20.01
2004
Education in Iran
# 89
Macedonia, Republic of :
19.95
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 90
Moldova :
19.22
2004
Education in Moldova
# 91
Japan :
19.15
2004
Education in Japan
# 92
Dominica :
19.02
2004
Education in Dominica
# 93
Malta :
18.78
2004
Education in Malta
# 94
Hong Kong :
18.76
2004
Education in Hong Kong
# 95
France :
18.64
2004
Education in France
# 96
Ukraine :
18.6
2004
Education in Ukraine
# 97
Aruba :
18.45
2004
Education in Aruba
# 98
Ireland :
18.17
2004
Education in Ireland
# 99
United Kingdom :
18.09
2004
Education in United Kingdom
# 100
Kazakhstan :
17.93
2004
Education in Kazakhstan
# 101
Czech Republic :
17.87
2004
Education in Czech Republic
# 102
Slovakia :
17.68
2004
Education in Slovakia
# 103
Grenada :
17.67
2004
Education in Grenada
# 104
Cyprus :
17.61
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 105
Trinidad and Tobago :
17.52
2004
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 106
Romania :
17.48
2004
Education in Romania
# 107
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
17.42
2004
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 108
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
17.23
2004
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 109
Bahamas, The :
16.78
2004
Education in Bahamas, The
# 110
Bulgaria :
16.75
2004
Education in Bulgaria
# 111
Russia :
16.65
2004
Education in Russia
# 112
New Zealand :
16.37
2004
Education in New Zealand
# 113
Finland :
15.96
2004
Education in Finland
# 114
Barbados :
15.77
2004
Education in Barbados
# 115
Belarus :
15.44
2004
Education in Belarus
# 116
Slovenia :
15.1
2004
Education in Slovenia
# 117
Croatia :
15.1
2004
Education in Croatia
# 118
United Arab Emirates :
15
2004
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 119
Lithuania :
14.72
2004
Education in Lithuania
# 120
Azerbaijan :
14.27
2004
Education in Azerbaijan
# 121
United States :
14.21
2004
Education in United States
# 122
Germany :
14.19
2004
Education in Germany
# 123
Lebanon :
14.14
2004
Education in Lebanon
# 124
Seychelles :
14.04
2004
Education in Seychelles
# 125
Monaco :
13.98
2004
Education in Monaco
# 126
Spain :
13.93
2004
Education in Spain
# 127
Cayman Islands :
13.39
2004
Education in Cayman Islands
# 128
Austria :
13.13
2004
Education in Austria
# 129
Latvia :
12.98
2004
Education in Latvia
# 130
Kuwait :
12.85
2004
Education in Kuwait
# 131
Andorra :
12.65
2004
Education in Andorra
# 132
Poland :
12.63
2004
Education in Poland
# 133
Israel :
12.42
2004
Education in Israel
# 134
Portugal :
11.57
2004
Education in Portugal
# 135
Belgium :
11.57
2004
Education in Belgium
# 136
Luxembourg :
11.53
2004
Education in Luxembourg
# 137
Greece :
11.26
2004
Education in Greece
# 138
Brunei :
10.88
2004
Education in Brunei
# 139
Italy :
10.62
2004
Education in Italy
# 140
Iceland :
10.53
2004
Education in Iceland
# 141
Norway :
10.5
2004
Education in Norway
# 142
Hungary :
10.47
2004
Education in Hungary
# 143
Cuba :
10.24
2004
Education in Cuba
# 144
Sweden :
10.11
2004
Education in Sweden
# 145
Qatar :
8.89
2004
Education in Qatar
# 146
Liechtenstein :
8.72
2004
Education in Liechtenstein
# 147
Bermuda :
8.59
2004
Education in Bermuda
# 148
San Marino :
6.34
2004
Education in San Marino
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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