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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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 73.5 | 2000 | |
| 2 | Chad | 71.2 | 2000 | |
| 3 | Mozambique | 64 | 2000 | |
| 4 | Mali | 63.4 | 2000 | |
| 5 | Cameroon | 62.7 | 2000 | |
| 6 | Uganda | 59.1 | 2000 | |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 57.1 | 2000 | |
| 8 | Malawi | 56.3 | 2000 | |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 54.9 | 2000 | |
| 10 | Benin | 53.5 | 2000 | |
| 11 | Cambodia | 52.9 | 2000 | |
| 12 | Rwanda | 51.4 | 2000 | |
| 13 | Senegal | 50.8 | 2000 | |
| 14 | Burundi | 50.2 | 2000 | |
| 15 | Madagascar | 49.6 | 2000 | |
| 16 | Gabon | 49.2 | 2000 | |
| 17 | Lesotho | 47.9 | 2000 | |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.5 | 2000 | |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 47.4 | 2000 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 46.25 | 2000 | ||
| 20 | Zambia | 45 | 2000 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 44.84 | 2000 | ||
| 21 | Eritrea | 44.8 | 2000 | |
| 22 | Guinea | 44.4 | 2000 | |
| =23 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.1 | 2002 | |
| =23 | Pakistan | 44.1 | 2000 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 43.97 | 2000 | ||
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 43.7 | 2000 | |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 42.7 | 2000 | |
| 27 | Niger | 41.9 | 2000 | |
| 28 | Mauritania | 41.8 | 2000 | |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.5 | 2000 | |
| 30 | Bhutan | 41.1 | 2000 | |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 40.5 | 2000 | |
| 32 | Tanzania | 40.4 | 2000 | |
| 33 | India | 40 | 2002 | |
| 34 | The Gambia | 37.5 | 2000 | |
| 35 | Nigeria | 37.2 | 1995 | |
| =36 | Nepal | 37 | 2000 | |
| =36 | Zimbabwe | 37 | 2000 | |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 36 | 2002 | |
| =39 | Liberia | 35.9 | 2002 | |
| =39 | Comoros | 35.9 | 2000 | |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 35.7 | 2000 | |
| 42 | Djibouti | 35.6 | 2000 | |
| 43 | Jamaica | 35.5 | 2000 | |
| =44 | Philippines | 35.2 | 2000 | |
| =44 | Angola | 35.2 | 2000 | |
| =46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.3 | 2000 | |
| =46 | Togo | 34.3 | 2000 | |
| 48 | Honduras | 34.1 | 2000 | |
| 49 | Haiti | 33.7 | 1995 | |
| 50 | South Africa | 33.5 | 2000 | |
| 51 | Swaziland | 33.2 | 2000 | |
| 52 | Ghana | 33 | 2000 | |
| 53 | Guatemala | 32.6 | 2000 | |
| =54 | Mongolia | 32.3 | 2000 | |
| =54 | Burma | 32.3 | 2000 | |
| 56 | Namibia | 31.6 | 2000 | |
| 57 | Kenya | 29.8 | 2000 | |
| =58 | Cape Verde | 28.4 | 2000 | |
| =58 | Macau | 28.4 | 2000 | |
| 60 | Morocco | 28.1 | 2000 | |
| 61 | Vietnam | 28 | 2000 | |
| =62 | Algeria | 27.8 | 2000 | |
| =62 | Sri Lanka | 27.8 | 1995 | |
| 64 | Turkey | 27.7 | 1997 | |
| 65 | Mexico | 27.3 | 2000 | |
| =66 | Sudan | 26.7 | 2002 | |
| =66 | Botswana | 26.7 | 2000 | |
| 68 | Colombia | 26.5 | 2000 | |
| 69 | Guyana | 26.2 | 2002 | |
| 70 | Mauritius | 26.1 | 2000 | |
| 71 | Brazil | 26 | 2000 | |
| 72 | El Salvador | 25.6 | 2000 | |
| =73 | Peru | 25.3 | 2002 | |
| =73 | Singapore | 25.3 | 1995 | |
| 75 | Chile | 25.2 | 2000 | |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25 | 2000 | |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 24.9 | 2000 | |
| 78 | Panama | 24.7 | 2000 | |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.5 | 2000 | |
| 80 | Kiribati | 24.4 | 2002 | |
| 81 | Bolivia | 24.2 | 2000 | |
| =82 | Syria | 24.1 | 2000 | |
| =82 | Solomon Islands | 24.1 | 1997 | |
| 84 | Samoa | 24 | 2000 | |
| 85 | Oman | 23.7 | 2000 | |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 23.5 | 2000 | |
| 87 | Ecuador | 23.1 | 2000 | |
| 88 | Fiji | 23 | 2002 | |
| 89 | Belize | 22.8 | 2000 | |
| 90 | Tunisia | 22.7 | 2000 | |
| 91 | Maldives | 22.6 | 2000 | |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 22.3 | 2000 | |
| 93 | Indonesia | 22.2 | 2000 | |
| 94 | Armenia | 22 | 1995 | |
| =95 | Argentina | 21.8 | 2002 | |
| =95 | Tajikistan | 21.8 | 2000 | |
| =95 | Albania | 21.8 | 2000 | |
| 98 | Republic of Macedonia | 21.6 | 2000 | |
| 99 | Iraq | 21.4 | 2002 | |
| =100 | Tonga | 20.9 | 2000 | |
| =100 | Grenada | 20.9 | 2000 | |
| =102 | Thailand | 20.8 | 2000 | |
| =102 | Uruguay | 20.8 | 2000 | |
| =102 | Jordan | 20.8 | 1995 | |
| =102 | Venezuela | 20.8 | 1995 | |
| 106 | Dominica | 20.7 | 2000 | |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 20.6 | 1997 | |
| 108 | Ukraine | 20.5 | 2002 | |
| 109 | Japan | 20.4 | 2000 | |
| =110 | Ireland | 20.3 | 2000 | |
| =110 | Moldova | 20.3 | 2000 | |
| =112 | China | 19.8 | 2002 | |
| =112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.8 | 2000 | |
| =114 | Romania | 19.6 | 2002 | |
| =114 | Paraguay | 19.6 | 2002 | |
| 116 | Slovakia | 19.5 | 2000 | |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.4 | 2000 | |
| 118 | Malta | 19.1 | 2002 | |
| 119 | Aruba | 18.9 | 2000 | |
| =120 | France | 18.7 | 2000 | |
| =120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.7 | 2000 | |
| =120 | Kazakhstan | 18.7 | 2000 | |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 18.6 | 2002 | |
| 124 | Croatia | 18.3 | 2000 | |
| =125 | Malaysia | 18.2 | 2000 | |
| =125 | United Kingdom | 18.2 | 2000 | |
| =127 | Netherlands Antilles | 17.7 | 2000 | |
| =127 | Czech Republic | 17.7 | 2000 | |
| =127 | Bulgaria | 17.7 | 2000 | |
| 130 | Russia | 17.3 | 2000 | |
| =131 | Bahrain | 17.2 | 2000 | |
| =131 | Cyprus | 17.2 | 2000 | |
| =133 | Suriname | 17.1 | 2000 | |
| =133 | Belarus | 17.1 | 2000 | |
| 135 | Lebanon | 17 | 2000 | |
| 136 | Barbados | 16.9 | 2000 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.37 | 2000 | ||
| 137 | Lithuania | 16 | 2000 | |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 15.9 | 2000 | |
| =139 | Monaco | 15.6 | 2002 | |
| =139 | Georgia | 15.6 | 2000 | |
| =139 | New Zealand | 15.6 | 2000 | |
| 142 | Finland | 15.5 | 2000 | |
| 143 | United States | 15.4 | 2000 | |
| =144 | Canada | 15 | 2002 | |
| =144 | Latvia | 15 | 2000 | |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 14.9 | 2002 | |
| 147 | Germany | 14.8 | 2000 | |
| 148 | Seychelles | 14.7 | 2000 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 14.62 | 2000 | ||
| 149 | Brunei | 14.6 | 1995 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 14.59 | 2000 | ||
| =150 | Spain | 14.3 | 2000 | |
| =150 | French Polynesia | 14.3 | 1995 | |
| =152 | Slovenia | 14.1 | 2002 | |
| =152 | Estonia | 14.1 | 2000 | |
| 154 | The Bahamas | 14 | 2002 | |
| 155 | Kuwait | 13.8 | 2002 | |
| 156 | Switzerland | 13.6 | 2000 | |
| 157 | Austria | 13.5 | 2002 | |
| 158 | Portugal | 12.9 | 2000 | |
| 159 | Greece | 12.7 | 2000 | |
| 160 | Qatar | 12.6 | 2000 | |
| 161 | Israel | 12.2 | 2000 | |
| 162 | Belgium | 12.1 | 2000 | |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8 | 2000 | |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 11.7 | 2000 | |
| 165 | Sweden | 11.4 | 2000 | |
| 166 | Poland | 11.1 | 2000 | |
| 167 | Iceland | 10.9 | 2002 | |
| =168 | Italy | 10.7 | 2000 | |
| =168 | Cuba | 10.7 | 2000 | |
| 170 | Hungary | 10.5 | 2000 | |
| 171 | Denmark | 9.9 | 2000 | |
| 172 | Netherlands | 9.8 | 2000 | |
| 173 | Bermuda | 9.3 | 2000 | |
| 174 | Australia | 9.1 | 1995 | |
| 175 | Libya | 8.4 | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level
- All of the top 2 countries by pupils-teacher ratio > primary level are Landlocked.
- All of the top 3 countries by pupils-teacher ratio > primary level are Sub-Saharan African.
- 10 of the top 11 countries by pupils-teacher ratio > primary level are Hot countries.
- All of the top 2 countries by pupils-teacher ratio > primary level are Failed states’ .
- All of the top 2 countries by pupils-teacher ratio > primary level are Sparsely populated.
- Pakistan ranked first for pupils-teacher ratio > primary level amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Turkey ranked first for pupils-teacher ratio > primary level amongst Europe in 1997.
- Vietnam ranked first for pupils-teacher ratio > primary level amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.
- Central African Republic ranked first for pupils-teacher ratio > primary level amongst Christian countries in 2000.