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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 | Congo, Republic of the | 51.8 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Mali | 51.44 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 49.05 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Cambodia | 48.54 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Eritrea | 47.39 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Madagascar | 47.16 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Kenya | 46.54 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Nigeria | 46.34 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Cameroon | 46.04 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 44.55 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Guinea | 44.11 | 2008 | ||
| =23 | Bangladesh | 43.73 | 2008 | ||
| =23 | Sierra Leone | 43.73 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Afghanistan | 42.96 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 42.72 | 1999 | |||
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.89 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 41.75 | 1998 | ||
| 28 | East Timor | 40.84 | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 40.79 | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Pakistan | 40.67 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | India | 40.2 | 2004 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 39.31 | 2008 | |||
| 31 | Togo | 39.14 | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.02 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Niger | 38.83 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Sudan | 38.38 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 38.21 | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Nepal | 37.82 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Mauritania | 37.23 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Lesotho | 36.98 | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Senegal | 36.44 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Gabon | 36.04 | 2004 | ||
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 35.82 | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Somalia | 35.52 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | The Gambia | 34.36 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Djibouti | 34.03 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Philippines | 33.67 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Honduras | 33.34 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Samoa | 32.83 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Haiti | 32.72 | 1995 | ||
| 49 | El Salvador | 32.61 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Swaziland | 32.44 | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Ghana | 32.24 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | South Africa | 30.98 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Laos | 30.49 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Mongolia | 30.4 | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Comoros | 30.15 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Guatemala | 29.43 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Namibia | 29.41 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Colombia | 29.4 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Nicaragua | 29.19 | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Burma | 28.81 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 28.45 | 2008 | |||
| 61 | Mexico | 28.02 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Paraguay | 27.84 | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Turkey | 27.75 | 1995 | ||
| 64 | Bhutan | 27.7 | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Jamaica | 27.68 | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.62 | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Morocco | 26.53 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.17 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Fiji | 26.03 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Guyana | 25.56 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 25.54 | 1975 | |||
| 71 | Botswana | 25.39 | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Chile | 25.11 | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Kiribati | 25 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 24.84 | 2007 | |||
| 74 | Cape Verde | 24.36 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Panama | 24.24 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 24.22 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.2 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Liberia | 23.88 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Vanuatu | 23.75 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 23.5 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Algeria | 23.23 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Brazil | 23.02 | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 22.7 | 2004 | |||
| 83 | Tajikistan | 22.67 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Belize | 22.62 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Ecuador | 22.57 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Grenada | 22.56 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Gibraltar | 22.53 | 2000 | ||
| 88 | Tonga | 22.29 | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Mauritius | 21.66 | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.65 | 2007 | |||
| 90 | Albania | 21.5 | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 21.41 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Peru | 20.88 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Iraq | 20.53 | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 20.52 | 2007 | |||
| =94 | Vietnam | 19.93 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Jordan | 19.93 | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Netherlands Antilles | 19.8 | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 19.77 | 1995 | |||
| 97 | Tuvalu | 19.7 | 2000 | ||
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 19.62 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Armenia | 19.31 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Singapore | 19.3 | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 19.25 | 1999 | ||
| 102 | France | 19.04 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Costa Rica | 18.97 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Czech Republic | 18.48 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Japan | 18.28 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | United Kingdom | 18.27 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
| 108 | Syria | 17.84 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 17.61 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | China | 17.55 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Indonesia | 17.48 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Russia | 17.45 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Slovenia | 17.44 | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Canada | 17.42 | 2000 | ||
| 115 | Monaco | 17.34 | 1995 | ||
| 116 | Aruba | 17.29 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Tunisia | 17.28 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | American Samoa | 17.26 | 1991 | ||
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 17.19 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Netherlands | 17.17 | 1991 | ||
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.16 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.13 | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.96 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Marshall Islands | 16.93 | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Libya | 16.9 | 1983 | ||
| 126 | Dominica | 16.74 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Croatia | 16.69 | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Slovakia | 16.61 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Serbia and Montenegro | 16.59 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 16.41 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Bahrain | 16.37 | 2002 | ||
| 132 | Venezuela | 16.19 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.14 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Bulgaria | 16.07 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Thailand | 15.99 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Suriname | 15.99 | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Ireland | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Moldova | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Romania | 15.86 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Ukraine | 15.82 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | The Bahamas | 15.79 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Argentina | 15.53 | 2007 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 15.51 | 2008 | |||
| 143 | Uruguay | 15.51 | 2007 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.41 | 2007 | |||
| 144 | New Zealand | 15.32 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | European Union | 15.29 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Belarus | 15.16 | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Malaysia | 15.08 | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Cyprus | 14.75 | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Finland | 14.39 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 14.31 | 2003 | |||
| 151 | Lebanon | 14.21 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Virgin Islands | 14.18 | 1991 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.88 | 2007 | |||
| 153 | United States | 13.69 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.62 | 2007 | |||
| 154 | Germany | 13.5 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Barbados | 13.46 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Maldives | 13.26 | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Israel | 13.24 | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Seychelles | 13.05 | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Lithuania | 13 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Switzerland | 12.62 | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Brunei | 12.55 | 2008 | ||
| =162 | Qatar | 12.5 | 2008 | ||
| =162 | Palau | 12.5 | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Spain | 12.42 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Estonia | 12.15 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 12.09 | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Luxembourg | 11.91 | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Oman | 11.87 | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Portugal | 11.73 | 2007 | ||
| 170 | Austria | 11.63 | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Malta | 11.52 | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Azerbaijan | 11.3 | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Belgium | 11.18 | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Latvia | 11.11 | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 10.75 | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Poland | 10.64 | 2007 | ||
| 177 | Norway | 10.5 | 2004 | ||
| 178 | Hungary | 10.42 | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Italy | 10.33 | 2007 | ||
| 180 | Iceland | 10.31 | 2007 | ||
| 181 | Greece | 10.29 | 2007 | ||
| 182 | Denmark | 9.93 | 2001 | ||
| 183 | Cuba | 9.61 | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Sweden | 9.55 | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Kuwait | 9.11 | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Georgia | 8.68 | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Bermuda | 8.25 | 2006 | ||
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 6.5 | 2008 | ||
| 189 | San Marino | 6.34 | 2008 |