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THE GLOBAL INDEX #067

Primary pupil–teacher ratio2014

Number of primary school pupils divided by the number of teachers.

World Bank
Historical source series The latest observation is more than three years old. It is the latest in this source snapshot, not a current estimate.
Comparable ranking year2017Latest published year: 2019
Economies with data141 / 217No observation: 76
First-ranked country or territoryMalawi72.72 pupils/teacher

Top 10

pupils/teacher · 2014
01Malawi
72.72
02Rwanda
58.25
03Chad
56.17
04Mozambique
54.83
05Pakistan
46.52
06Benin
45.92
07Guinea
45.59
08Gambia
44.69
09Cambodia
44.63
10Burkina Faso
44.5

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Primary pupil–teacher ratio · 2014 · pupils/teacher
RankCountry / territoryValue (pupils/teacher)Year
01Malawi72.722014
02Rwanda58.252014
03Chad56.172014
04Mozambique54.832014
05Pakistan46.522014
06Benin45.922014
07Guinea45.592014
08Gambia44.692014
09Cambodia44.632014
10Burkina Faso44.52014
11Cameroon44.22014
12Burundi43.652014
13Tanzania43.062014
14Côte d’Ivoire42.532014
15Mali42.472014
16Eritrea42.472014
17Madagascar41.722014
18Togo41.142014
19Zambia41.052014
20Nauru39.452014
21Niger35.752014
22Congo - Kinshasa35.322014
23Mauritania34.382014
24Djibouti33.242014
25Lesotho32.782014
26South Africa32.772014
27São Tomé & Príncipe32.732014
28Senegal32.232014
29Kenya31.352014
30Philippines31.352014
31India31.292014
32Ghana30.082014
33Eswatini28.032014
34Myanmar (Burma)27.562014
35Mexico27.412014
36Mongolia27.212014
37Liberia26.52014
38Kiribati26.372014
39Iran25.922014
40Morocco25.672014
41Kyrgyzstan25.312014
42Laos25.162014
43Ecuador24.712014
44Colombia24.292014
45Nepal23.932014
46Palestinian Territories23.762014
47Algeria23.662014
48Sri Lanka23.662014
49Guatemala22.982014
50Cape Verde22.62014
51Botswana22.412014
52Belize22.392014
53Tajikistan22.362014
54Jamaica22.082014
55Panama21.992014
56Tonga21.862014
57Brazil20.922014
58Dominican Republic20.562014
59Solomon Islands20.322014
60Russia19.812014
61Türkiye19.332014
62Vietnam19.212014
63United Arab Emirates18.932014
64Albania18.922014
65Mauritius18.732014
66Chile18.652014
67Bahamas18.192014
68Uzbekistan18.122014
69Bulgaria17.732014
70Peru17.662014
71Jordan16.912014
72Kazakhstan16.862014
73Bosnia & Herzegovina16.822014
74Moldova16.812014
75Bolivia16.762014
76Slovenia16.752014
77Indonesia16.562014
78United Kingdom16.552014
79Tunisia16.542014
80South Korea16.52014
81Belarus16.482014
82Japan16.452014
83China16.232014
84Serbia15.712014
85St. Vincent & Grenadines15.692014
86Thailand15.392014
87Slovakia15.242014
88North Macedonia15.172014
89United States14.542014
90Grenada14.482014
91New Zealand14.372014
92Dominica14.252014
93Antigua & Barbuda14.252014
94St. Lucia14.222014
95Hong Kong SAR China13.852014
96St. Kitts & Nevis13.82014
97Macao SAR China13.72014
98Croatia13.72014
99Puerto Rico13.442014
100Portugal13.412014
101Suriname13.392014
102Cyprus13.392014
103Malta13.382014
104Finland13.332014
105Seychelles13.312014
106Costa Rica13.232014
107Spain13.12014
108Lithuania12.812014
109Barbados12.722014
110Azerbaijan12.622014
111Lebanon12.332014
112Germany12.32014
113Israel12.112014
114Italy12.072014
115Maldives12.022014
116Sweden11.932014
117British Virgin Islands11.752014
118Bahrain11.672014
119Uruguay11.472014
120Malaysia11.412014
121Hungary11.242014
122Belgium11.242014
123Qatar11.212014
124Latvia11.092014
125Saudi Arabia10.762014
126Denmark10.742014
127Austria10.722014
128Brunei10.262014
129Poland10.192014
130Switzerland10.12014
131Iceland9.992014
132Andorra9.522014
133Greece9.452014
134Turks & Caicos Islands9.292014
135Georgia9.082014
136Cuba9.072014
137Norway8.852014
138Kuwait8.832014
139Luxembourg8.172014
140Liechtenstein7.812014
141Bermuda6.722014
141 / 141 · Economies with data

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Number of primary school pupils divided by the number of teachers.
Unit
pupils/teacher
Source & definition
World Bank · SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS
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Original metadata
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

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  "sourceNote": "Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)",
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}

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