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THE GLOBAL INDEX #067

Primary pupil–teacher ratio2015

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 data142 / 217No observation: 75
First-ranked country or territoryMalawi69.51 pupils/teacher

Top 10

pupils/teacher · 2015
01Malawi
69.51
02Rwanda
58.34
03Chad
55.54
04Mozambique
54.66
05Angola
50.03
06South Sudan
46.75
07Pakistan
46.34
08Cambodia
45.52
09Benin
45.04
10Togo
44.21

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Primary pupil–teacher ratio · 2015 · pupils/teacher
RankCountry / territoryValue (pupils/teacher)Year
01Malawi69.512015
02Rwanda58.342015
03Chad55.542015
04Mozambique54.662015
05Angola50.032015
06South Sudan46.752015
07Pakistan46.342015
08Cambodia45.522015
09Benin45.042015
10Togo44.212015
11Afghanistan43.392015
12Eritrea43.342015
13Burundi43.222015
14Uganda42.922015
15Zambia42.742015
16Mali42.712015
17Burkina Faso42.182015
18Côte d’Ivoire42.052015
19Cameroon41.472015
20Madagascar41.192015
21Bhutan402015
22São Tomé & Príncipe38.782015
23Gambia37.142015
24Niger36.632015
25Mauritania35.812015
26Sierra Leone33.752015
27Congo - Kinshasa33.22015
28Lesotho33.092015
29Djibouti33.022015
30Senegal32.092015
31India31.492015
32Ghana31.262015
33Kenya30.652015
34Liberia30.452015
35South Africa30.332015
36Philippines30.272015
37El Salvador29.692015
38Honduras29.152015
39Mongolia28.222015
40Eswatini27.582015
41Mexico26.932015
42Iran26.772015
43Vanuatu26.572015
44Kyrgyzstan26.192015
45Morocco25.882015
46Solomon Islands25.732015
47Ecuador25.112015
48Colombia24.242015
49Laos24.162015
50Palestinian Territories242015
51Algeria23.842015
52Botswana23.712015
53United Arab Emirates23.622015
54Equatorial Guinea23.232015
55Sri Lanka23.152015
56Nepal23.12015
57Tajikistan22.292015
58Jamaica21.982015
59Cape Verde21.952015
60Panama21.892015
61Tonga21.632015
62Bahamas21.042015
63Brazil20.592015
64North Korea20.532015
65Belize20.442015
66Russia20.142015
67Micronesia19.712015
68Vietnam19.222015
69Uzbekistan19.032015
70Romania18.912015
71Mauritius18.822015
72Albania18.622015
73Türkiye18.412015
74Chile18.382015
75Dominican Republic18.292015
76Peru17.982015
77Belarus17.572015
78Moldova17.462015
79Bosnia & Herzegovina17.162015
80Bolivia172015
81Grenada172015
82Slovenia16.92015
83Thailand16.882015
84South Korea16.552015
85China16.292015
86Kazakhstan16.22015
87Japan16.182015
88Tunisia15.82015
89St. Lucia15.462015
90Slovakia15.252015
91Serbia15.242015
92St. Kitts & Nevis15.12015
93St. Vincent & Grenadines14.92015
94New Zealand14.52015
95United States14.462015
96North Macedonia14.412015
97Antigua & Barbuda14.332015
98Macao SAR China14.082015
99Dominica14.012015
100Puerto Rico13.92015
101Seychelles13.722015
102Croatia13.72015
103Hong Kong SAR China13.662015
104Azerbaijan13.52015
105Malta13.492015
106Barbados13.42015
107Suriname13.332015
108Portugal13.312015
109Spain13.192015
110Lithuania12.862015
111Tuvalu12.722015
112Costa Rica12.682015
113Monaco12.642015
114Ukraine12.382015
115Germany12.222015
116Sweden12.12015
117Israel12.092015
118Italy12.032015
119Cyprus11.922015
120Uruguay11.762015
121British Virgin Islands11.742015
122Bahrain11.732015
123Qatar11.632015
124Netherlands11.622015
125Malaysia11.522015
126Belgium11.232015
127Latvia11.132015
128Hungary10.982015
129Saudi Arabia10.92015
130Austria10.582015
131Bermuda10.422015
132Maldives10.342015
133Iceland10.142015
134Brunei10.022015
135Andorra9.942015
136Greece9.642015
137Georgia9.022015
138Cuba8.92015
139Norway8.872015
140Kuwait8.862015
141Luxembourg8.462015
142Liechtenstein7.852015
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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)",
  "topics": [
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      "value": "Education "
    }
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}

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