DEFINITION
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary
education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Central African Republic: |
73.5 |
|
| #2 |
Chad: |
71.2 |
|
| #3 |
Mozambique: |
64 |
|
| #4 |
Mali: |
63.4 |
|
| #5 |
Cameroon: |
62.7 |
|
| #6 |
Uganda: |
59.1 |
|
| #7 |
Bangladesh: |
57.1 |
|
| #8 |
Malawi: |
56.3 |
|
| #9 |
Ethiopia: |
54.9 |
|
| #10 |
Benin: |
53.5 |
|
| #11 |
Cambodia: |
52.9 |
|
| #12 |
Rwanda: |
51.4 |
|
| #13 |
Senegal: |
50.8 |
|
| #14 |
Burundi: |
50.2 |
|
| #15 |
Madagascar: |
49.6 |
|
| #16 |
Gabon: |
49.2 |
|
| #17 |
Lesotho: |
47.9 |
|
| #18 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
47.5 |
|
| #19 |
Burkina Faso: |
47.4 |
|
| #20 |
Zambia: |
45 |
|
| #21 |
Eritrea: |
44.8 |
|
| #22 |
Guinea: |
44.4 |
|
| #23 |
Pakistan: |
44.1 |
|
| #24 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
44.1 |
|
| #25 |
Sierra Leone: |
43.7 |
|
| #26 |
Afghanistan: |
42.7 |
|
| #27 |
Niger: |
41.9 |
|
| #28 |
Mauritania: |
41.8 |
|
| #29 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
41.5 |
|
| #30 |
Bhutan: |
41.1 |
|
| #31 |
Dominican Republic: |
40.5 |
|
| #32 |
Tanzania: |
40.4 |
|
| #33 |
India: |
40 |
|
| #34 |
Gambia, The: |
37.5 |
|
| #35 |
Nigeria: |
37.2 |
|
| #36 |
Zimbabwe: |
37 |
|
| #37 |
Nepal: |
37 |
|
| #38 |
Papua New Guinea: |
36 |
|
| #39 |
Comoros: |
35.9 |
|
| #40 |
Liberia: |
35.9 |
|
| #41 |
Nicaragua: |
35.7 |
|
| #42 |
Djibouti: |
35.6 |
|
| #43 |
Jamaica: |
35.5 |
|
| #44 |
Philippines: |
35.2 |
|
| #45 |
Angola: |
35.2 |
|
| #46 |
Togo: |
34.3 |
|
| #47 |
Sao Tome and Principe: |
34.3 |
|
| #48 |
Honduras: |
34.1 |
|
| #49 |
Haiti: |
33.7 |
|
| #50 |
South Africa: |
33.5 |
|
| #51 |
Swaziland: |
33.2 |
|
| #52 |
Ghana: |
33 |
|
| #53 |
Guatemala: |
32.6 |
|
| #54 |
Mongolia: |
32.3 |
|
| #55 |
Burma: |
32.3 |
|
| #56 |
Namibia: |
31.6 |
|
| #57 |
Kenya: |
29.8 |
|
| #58 |
Cape Verde: |
28.4 |
|
| #59 |
Macau: |
28.4 |
|
| #60 |
Morocco: |
28.1 |
|
| #61 |
Vietnam: |
28 |
|
| #62 |
Algeria: |
27.8 |
|
| #63 |
Sri Lanka: |
27.8 |
|
| #64 |
Turkey: |
27.7 |
|
| #65 |
Mexico: |
27.3 |
|
| #66 |
Sudan: |
26.7 |
|
| #67 |
Botswana: |
26.7 |
|
| #68 |
Colombia: |
26.5 |
|
| #69 |
Guyana: |
26.2 |
|
| #70 |
Mauritius: |
26.1 |
|
| #71 |
Brazil: |
26 |
|
| #72 |
El Salvador: |
25.6 |
|
| #73 |
Singapore: |
25.3 |
|
| #74 |
Peru: |
25.3 |
|
| #75 |
Chile: |
25.2 |
|
| #76 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
25 |
|
| #77 |
Costa Rica: |
24.9 |
|
| #78 |
Panama: |
24.7 |
|
| #79 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
24.5 |
|
| #80 |
Kiribati: |
24.4 |
|
| #81 |
Bolivia: |
24.2 |
|
| #82 |
Solomon Islands: |
24.1 |
|
| #83 |
Syria: |
24.1 |
|
| #84 |
Samoa: |
24 |
|
| #85 |
Oman: |
23.7 |
|
| #86 |
Vanuatu: |
23.5 |
|
| #87 |
Ecuador: |
23.1 |
|
| #88 |
Fiji: |
23 |
|
| #89 |
Belize: |
22.8 |
|
| #90 |
Tunisia: |
22.7 |
|
| #91 |
Maldives: |
22.6 |
|
| #92 |
Saint Lucia: |
22.3 |
|
| #93 |
Indonesia: |
22.2 |
|
| #94 |
Armenia: |
22 |
|
| #95 |
Argentina: |
21.8 |
|
| #96 |
Tajikistan: |
21.8 |
|
| #97 |
Albania: |
21.8 |
|
| #98 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
21.6 |
|
| #99 |
Iraq: |
21.4 |
|
| #100 |
Grenada: |
20.9 |
|
| #101 |
Tonga: |
20.9 |
|
| #102 |
Venezuela: |
20.8 |
|
| #103 |
Uruguay: |
20.8 |
|
| #104 |
Jordan: |
20.8 |
|
| #105 |
Thailand: |
20.8 |
|
| #106 |
Dominica: |
20.7 |
|
| #107 |
Uzbekistan: |
20.6 |
|
| #108 |
Ukraine: |
20.5 |
|
| #109 |
Japan: |
20.4 |
|
| #110 |
Moldova: |
20.3 |
|
| #111 |
Ireland: |
20.3 |
|
| #112 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
19.8 |
|
| #113 |
China: |
19.8 |
|
| #114 |
Romania: |
19.6 |
|
| #115 |
Paraguay: |
19.6 |
|
| #116 |
Slovakia: |
19.5 |
|
| #117 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
19.4 |
|
| #118 |
Malta: |
19.1 |
|
| #119 |
Aruba: |
18.9 |
|
| #120 |
Kazakhstan: |
18.7 |
|
| #121 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
18.7 |
|
| #122 |
France: |
18.7 |
|
| #123 |
Azerbaijan: |
18.6 |
|
| #124 |
Croatia: |
18.3 |
|
| #125 |
Malaysia: |
18.2 |
|
| #126 |
United Kingdom: |
18.2 |
|
| #127 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
17.7 |
|
| #128 |
Czech Republic: |
17.7 |
|
| #129 |
Bulgaria: |
17.7 |
|
| #130 |
Russia: |
17.3 |
|
| #131 |
Cyprus: |
17.2 |
|
| #132 |
Bahrain: |
17.2 |
|
| #133 |
Belarus: |
17.1 |
|
| #134 |
Suriname: |
17.1 |
|
| #135 |
Lebanon: |
17 |
|
| #136 |
Barbados: |
16.9 |
|
| #137 |
Lithuania: |
16 |
|
| #138 |
United Arab Emirates: |
15.9 |
|
| #139 |
New Zealand: |
15.6 |
|
| #140 |
Georgia: |
15.6 |
|
| #141 |
Monaco: |
15.6 |
|
| #142 |
Finland: |
15.5 |
|
| #143 |
United States: |
15.4 |
|
| #144 |
Latvia: |
15 |
|
| #145 |
Canada: |
15 |
|
| #146 |
Marshall Islands: |
14.9 |
|
| #147 |
Germany: |
14.8 |
|
| #148 |
Seychelles: |
14.7 |
|
| #149 |
Brunei: |
14.6 |
|
| #150 |
Spain: |
14.3 |
|
| #151 |
French Polynesia: |
14.3 |
|
| #152 |
Slovenia: |
14.1 |
|
| #153 |
Estonia: |
14.1 |
|
| #154 |
Bahamas, The: |
14 |
|
| #155 |
Kuwait: |
13.8 |
|
| #156 |
Switzerland: |
13.6 |
|
| #157 |
Austria: |
13.5 |
|
| #158 |
Portugal: |
12.9 |
|
| #159 |
Greece: |
12.7 |
|
| #160 |
Qatar: |
12.6 |
|
| #161 |
Israel: |
12.2 |
|
| #162 |
Belgium: |
12.1 |
|
| #163 |
Saudi Arabia: |
11.8 |
|
| #164 |
Luxembourg: |
11.7 |
|
| #165 |
Sweden: |
11.4 |
|
| #166 |
Poland: |
11.1 |
|
| #167 |
Iceland: |
10.9 |
|
| #168 |
Italy: |
10.7 |
|
| #169 |
Cuba: |
10.7 |
|
| #170 |
Hungary: |
10.5 |
|
| #171 |
Denmark: |
9.9 |
|
| #172 |
Netherlands: |
9.8 |
|
| #173 |
Bermuda: |
9.3 |
|
| #174 |
Australia: |
9.1 |
|
| #175 |
Libya: |
8.4 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
27.1 |
|
DEFINITION: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary
education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.