Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Teacher student ratio > Elementary school
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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).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.24 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Rwanda | 67.73 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Mozambique | 64.06 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 62.5 | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Chad | 62.49 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.23 | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Zambia | 60.52 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Ethiopia | 59.32 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Tanzania | 52.24 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Burundi | 52 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Mali | 51.44 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 49.05 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 47.39 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Madagascar | 47.16 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Kenya | 46.54 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Nigeria | 46.34 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Cameroon | 46.04 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Benin | 44.55 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Guinea | 44.11 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 43.73 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.89 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Angola | 41.75 | 1998 | ||
| 24 | Togo | 39.14 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.02 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Niger | 38.83 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Sudan | 38.38 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 38.21 | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Mauritania | 37.23 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Lesotho | 36.98 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Senegal | 36.44 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Gabon | 36.04 | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Somalia | 35.52 | 2007 | ||
| 34 | The Gambia | 34.36 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Djibouti | 34.03 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Swaziland | 32.44 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Ghana | 32.24 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 30.98 | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Comoros | 30.15 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Namibia | 29.41 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.62 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.17 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Botswana | 25.39 | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 24.36 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Liberia | 23.88 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Mauritius | 21.66 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Seychelles | 13.05 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Teacher student ratio > Elementary school
- 20 of the top 24 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Hot countries.
- All of the top 2 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Landlocked.
- All of the top 5 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Sub-Saharan African.
- San Marino has ranked last for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1980.
- Central African Republic has had the highest teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1985.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Former French colonies'.
- Rwanda has ranked #2 in teacher student ratio > elementary school since 2007.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 3 for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 2001.
- 3 of the top 6 countries by teacher student ratio > elementary school are Failed states’ .
- Chad has ranked in the top 6 for teacher student ratio > elementary school since 1971.
