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Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•157 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
34.4pupils per teacher
Median: 24.1pupils per teacher
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
284.7pupils per teacher
Lowest
Bermuda
6.7pupils per teacher
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia284.7pupils per teacher
2Mali210.1pupils per teacher
3Madagascar175.2pupils per teacher
4Belize158.7pupils per teacher
5Ukraine136.0pupils per teacher
By Region
Africa45.0pupils per teacher(8 countries)
Other37.4pupils per teacher(113 countries)
Europe30.5pupils per teacher(7 countries)
Asia21.0pupils per teacher(22 countries)
South America20.3pupils per teacher(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.7pupils per teacher)High (284.7pupils per teacher)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.4pupils per teacher)

Africa (8)
Other (113)
Europe (7)
Asia (22)
South America (5)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Bolivia284.7pupils per teacher
2Mali210.1pupils per teacher
3Madagascar175.2pupils per teacher
4Belize158.7pupils per teacher
5Ukraine136.0pupils per teacher
6South Sudan117.8pupils per teacher
7Angola106.0pupils per teacher
8Chad87.5pupils per teacher
9Venezuela85.8pupils per teacher
10Togo84.4pupils per teacher
11Guyana84.2pupils per teacher
12Central African Republic83.4pupils per teacher
13Republic of the Congo76.5pupils per teacher
14Guinea75.5pupils per teacher
15Liberia64.7pupils per teacher
16Cameroon63.5pupils per teacher
17Sierra Leone61.5pupils per teacher
18Burundi60.8pupils per teacher
19Mozambique57.3pupils per teacher
20Malawi54.3pupils per teacher
21Afghanistan54.0pupils per teacher
22State of Palestine53.2pupils per teacher
23Benin51.9pupils per teacher
24Ethiopia51.7pupils per teacher
25United Republic of Tanzania50.8pupils per teacher
26Cambodia49.2pupils per teacher
27Nigeria49.1pupils per teacher
28Kyrgyzstan48.8pupils per teacher
29Cote d'Ivoire46.1pupils per teacher
30Ghana45.5pupils per teacher
31Yemen45.3pupils per teacher
32Zambia44.5pupils per teacher
33Rwanda44.1pupils per teacher
34Democratic Republic of the Congo43.5pupils per teacher
35Niger43.1pupils per teacher
36Mauritania39.9pupils per teacher
37Eritrea38.7pupils per teacher
38Equatorial Guinea38.0pupils per teacher
39Vanuatu37.7pupils per teacher
40Eswatini37.6pupils per teacher
41Somalia37.2pupils per teacher
42Republic of The Gambia36.9pupils per teacher
43Burkina Faso36.7pupils per teacher
44Saint Kitts and Nevis36.0pupils per teacher
45Mongolia35.4pupils per teacher
46Honduras35.2pupils per teacher
47Cook Islands34.9pupils per teacher
48Timor-Leste33.7pupils per teacher
49Nicaragua33.2pupils per teacher
50Zimbabwe32.9pupils per teacher
51Senegal32.7pupils per teacher
52Egypt31.9pupils per teacher
53Lebanon31.4pupils per teacher
54Lesotho31.1pupils per teacher
55Suriname30.5pupils per teacher
56Solomon Islands29.9pupils per teacher
57Nauru29.9pupils per teacher
58Namibia29.1pupils per teacher
59Grenada28.6pupils per teacher
60Kenya28.6pupils per teacher
61Bhutan27.2pupils per teacher
62Sudan27.1pupils per teacher
63Paraguay27.0pupils per teacher
64El Salvador27.0pupils per teacher
65Myanmar26.7pupils per teacher
66Mexico26.5pupils per teacher
67Comoros26.4pupils per teacher
68Vietnam26.1pupils per teacher
69Uzbekistan26.1pupils per teacher
70Djibouti25.4pupils per teacher
71India25.3pupils per teacher
72Turkmenistan25.3pupils per teacher
73Lao People's Democratic Republic24.8pupils per teacher
74Islamic Republic of Iran24.4pupils per teacher
75Panama24.3pupils per teacher
76Philippines24.3pupils per teacher
77Morocco24.3pupils per teacher
78Kiribati24.1pupils per teacher
79Russian Federation24.1pupils per teacher
80Bangladesh23.6pupils per teacher
81Colombia23.5pupils per teacher
82Botswana23.3pupils per teacher
83Ecuador23.3pupils per teacher
84Nepal23.1pupils per teacher
85Tajikistan23.0pupils per teacher
86Algeria22.7pupils per teacher
87Samoa22.7pupils per teacher
88Sri Lanka21.9pupils per teacher
89Peru21.4pupils per teacher
90Armenia21.4pupils per teacher
91Syrian Arab Republic20.4pupils per teacher
92North Korea20.3pupils per teacher
93Cape Verde20.2pupils per teacher
94Bahamas20.1pupils per teacher
95Belarus20.0pupils per teacher
96Tuvalu19.9pupils per teacher
97Tonga19.9pupils per teacher
98Indonesia19.5pupils per teacher
99Marshall Islands19.1pupils per teacher
100Moldova, Republic of18.6pupils per teacher
101Turks and Caicos Islands18.3pupils per teacher
102Chile18.2pupils per teacher
103Fiji18.1pupils per teacher
104Jamaica17.9pupils per teacher
105Saint Lucia17.6pupils per teacher
106Micronesia, Federated States of17.5pupils per teacher
107Jordan17.3pupils per teacher
108Trinidad and Tobago16.4pupils per teacher
109People's Republic of China16.3pupils per teacher
110Tunisia15.8pupils per teacher
111Azerbaijan15.6pupils per teacher
112Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.4pupils per teacher
113Uruguay15.2pupils per teacher
114Serbia15.2pupils per teacher
115Lithuania15.2pupils per teacher
116Albania15.1pupils per teacher
117Montserrat15.1pupils per teacher
118Niue15.0pupils per teacher
119Seychelles15.0pupils per teacher
120United Arab Emirates14.8pupils per teacher
121Thailand14.6pupils per teacher
122Dominican Republic14.5pupils per teacher
123South Korea14.5pupils per teacher
124Singapore14.4pupils per teacher
125Gibraltar14.3pupils per teacher
126Dominica14.1pupils per teacher
127Saudi Arabia14.1pupils per teacher
128Kazakhstan13.9pupils per teacher
129Mauritius13.8pupils per teacher
130Cayman Islands13.4pupils per teacher
131United States of America13.4pupils per teacher
132Macao13.2pupils per teacher
133Brunei Darussalam13.2pupils per teacher
134Bahrain13.0pupils per teacher
135Slovakia12.5pupils per teacher
136Monaco12.2pupils per teacher
137Maldives12.2pupils per teacher
138Qatar12.1pupils per teacher
139Malaysia12.0pupils per teacher
140Palau11.8pupils per teacher
141Portugal11.8pupils per teacher
142Spain11.8pupils per teacher
143Sint Maarten (Dutch part)11.8pupils per teacher
144Costa Rica11.7pupils per teacher
145Hong Kong11.7pupils per teacher
146Cuba11.4pupils per teacher
147Cyprus11.3pupils per teacher
148Kuwait10.9pupils per teacher
149Oman10.3pupils per teacher
150Virgin Islands, British10.3pupils per teacher
151Barbados10.2pupils per teacher
152Andorra10.2pupils per teacher
153Tokelau10.0pupils per teacher
154Antigua and Barbuda8.9pupils per teacher
155San Marino8.6pupils per teacher
156Puerto Rico8.2pupils per teacher
157Bermuda6.7pupils per teacher
Showing 157 of 157 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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