Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Countries Compared
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 | Afghanistan | 83.37 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Congo, Republic of the | 82.8 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Central African Republic | 77.03 | 1991 | ||
| 4 | Ethiopia | 72.28 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 66.85 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Mozambique | 66.34 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Malawi | 63.63 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Chad | 63.15 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Rwanda | 62.03 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Tanzania | 55.86 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Mali | 54.39 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Madagascar | 53.59 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Cambodia | 53.21 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Zambia | 51.08 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Bangladesh | 50.87 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | East Timor | 50.71 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Burundi | 48.7 | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 48.44 | 2004 | |||
| 19 | Cameroon | 48.18 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Eritrea | 47.53 | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 47.18 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Benin | 46.83 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Senegal | 46.53 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Guinea | 44.87 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.07 | 2001 | ||
| 26 | Niger | 43.68 | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 43.28 | 2001 | |||
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 42.36 | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 42.25 | 2002 | |||
| 28 | Angola | 41.75 | 1998 | ||
| 29 | Lesotho | 41.59 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Mauritania | 40.32 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | India | 40.2 | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Nepal | 39.71 | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Kenya | 39.54 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 38.56 | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Pakistan | 38.34 | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Liberia | 38.27 | 2000 | ||
| 37 | Nigeria | 37.18 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Gabon | 36.04 | 2004 | ||
| 39 | South Africa | 35.64 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 35.45 | 2003 | ||
| 41 | The Gambia | 35.28 | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Comoros | 34.98 | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Djibouti | 34.55 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Philippines | 34.53 | 2004 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.41 | 2002 | |||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.33 | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Mongolia | 34.23 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Togo | 33.6 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Nicaragua | 33.56 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Namibia | 33.09 | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Honduras | 32.9 | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Ghana | 32.81 | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Swaziland | 32.31 | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.98 | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Laos | 31.48 | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Guatemala | 31.06 | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Bhutan | 31.05 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Burma | 30.9 | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.78 | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Turkey | 30.38 | 1991 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 30.09 | 2001 | |||
| 60 | El Salvador | 29.6 | 2005 | ||
| 61 | South Korea | 29.02 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Colombia | 28.54 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Mexico | 28.47 | 2004 | ||
| 64 | Fiji | 28.16 | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Guyana | 28.04 | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Paraguay | 27.84 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Sudan | 27.76 | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Jamaica | 27.53 | 2004 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 27.38 | 2002 | |||
| 69 | Chile | 27.3 | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Morocco | 27.1 | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Singapore | 26.44 | 1991 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 26.23 | 2003 | |||
| 72 | Yemen | 26.13 | 2004 | ||
| 73 | Cape Verde | 26 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Botswana | 25.85 | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Algeria | 25.44 | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Syria | 25.33 | 2002 | ||
| 77 | Samoa | 25.04 | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Kiribati | 24.67 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.49 | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 24.33 | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Panama | 24.23 | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 24.09 | 1991 | ||
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 24.06 | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Bolivia | 23.93 | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Oman | 23.66 | 2001 | ||
| 86 | Macau | 23.24 | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Ecuador | 23.13 | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 23.13 | 1991 | |||
| 88 | Haiti | 23.07 | 1991 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 23 | 2003 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 22.56 | 2002 | |||
| 89 | Belize | 22.54 | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 22.53 | 2003 | |||
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 22.5 | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Mauritius | 22.34 | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Peru | 22.24 | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Egypt | 21.86 | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Brazil | 21.57 | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Vietnam | 21.56 | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Albania | 21.5 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Costa Rica | 21.34 | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Tajikistan | 21.33 | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Armenia | 21.2 | 2005 | ||
| 100 | China | 21.05 | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Uruguay | 20.83 | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 20.7 | 1991 | |||
| 102 | Thailand | 20.68 | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Tunisia | 20.61 | 2004 | ||
| 104 | Iraq | 20.53 | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Tonga | 20.31 | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Indonesia | 20.13 | 2004 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 20.09 | 2002 | |||
| 107 | Maldives | 20.08 | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Vanuatu | 20.01 | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Jordan | 19.93 | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Netherlands Antilles | 19.8 | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19.77 | 2001 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 19.64 | 2003 | |||
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 19.25 | 1999 | ||
| 113 | Iran | 19.22 | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Japan | 19.15 | 2004 | ||
| 115 | Malta | 18.78 | 2004 | ||
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.74 | 2000 | ||
| =117 | Ukraine | 18.7 | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Venezuela | 18.7 | 2005 | ||
| 119 | France | 18.64 | 2004 | ||
| 120 | Suriname | 18.62 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Hong Kong | 18.35 | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Dominica | 18.19 | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Ireland | 18.17 | 2004 | ||
| 124 | United Kingdom | 18.09 | 2004 | ||
| 125 | Aruba | 18.08 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.97 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Moldova | 17.95 | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
| 129 | Czech Republic | 17.87 | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 17.75 | 2003 | |||
| =130 | Grenada | 17.68 | 2005 | ||
| =130 | Slovakia | 17.68 | 2004 | ||
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.64 | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Cyprus | 17.61 | 2004 | ||
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.52 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Malaysia | 17.51 | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Romania | 17.48 | 2004 | ||
| 137 | Canada | 17.42 | 2001 | ||
| 138 | Argentina | 17.34 | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 17.27 | 2005 | ||
| 140 | American Samoa | 17.26 | 1991 | ||
| 141 | Netherlands | 17.17 | 1991 | ||
| 142 | Marshall Islands | 16.93 | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Bulgaria | 16.75 | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Russia | 16.65 | 2004 | ||
| =145 | New Zealand | 16.37 | 2004 | ||
| =145 | Bahrain | 16.37 | 2002 | ||
| 147 | The Bahamas | 16.06 | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Belarus | 16.04 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Finland | 15.96 | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.82 | 2004 | |||
| =150 | Palau | 15.66 | 2000 | ||
| =150 | Saudi Arabia | 15.66 | 1991 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 15.31 | 2004 | |||
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 15.23 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Barbados | 15.15 | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 2004 | ||
| 155 | Lithuania | 14.72 | 2004 | ||
| 156 | Croatia | 14.7 | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 14.64 | 2004 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 14.54 | 2004 | |||
| 157 | Georgia | 14.45 | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 14.3 | 2004 | |||
| 158 | Lebanon | 14.25 | 2005 | ||
| 159 | United States | 14.21 | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Germany | 14.19 | 2004 | ||
| 161 | Virgin Islands | 14.18 | 1991 | ||
| 162 | Estonia | 14.11 | 2002 | ||
| 163 | Seychelles | 14.04 | 2004 | ||
| 164 | Monaco | 13.98 | 2004 | ||
| 165 | Spain | 13.93 | 2004 | ||
| 166 | Libya | 13.74 | 1991 | ||
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 13.45 | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Austria | 13.13 | 2004 | ||
| 169 | Latvia | 12.98 | 2004 | ||
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 12.81 | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Poland | 12.63 | 2004 | ||
| 172 | Israel | 12.42 | 2004 | ||
| 173 | Kuwait | 12.06 | 2005 | ||
| =174 | Belgium | 11.57 | 2004 | ||
| =174 | Portugal | 11.57 | 2004 | ||
| 176 | Luxembourg | 11.53 | 2004 | ||
| 177 | Andorra | 11.47 | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Greece | 11.26 | 2004 | ||
| 179 | Qatar | 11.11 | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Italy | 10.62 | 2004 | ||
| 181 | Iceland | 10.53 | 2004 | ||
| 182 | Norway | 10.5 | 2004 | ||
| 183 | Hungary | 10.47 | 2004 | ||
| 184 | Cuba | 10.31 | 2005 | ||
| 185 | Brunei | 10.12 | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Sweden | 10.11 | 2004 | ||
| 187 | Denmark | 9.93 | 2001 | ||
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 8.72 | 2004 | ||
| 189 | Bermuda | 8.34 | 2005 | ||
| 190 | San Marino | 6.34 | 2004 |