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Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•201 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
19.7value
Median: 17.5value
Countries Covered
201
with available data
Highest
United Republic of Tanzania
114.0value
Lowest
Iceland
4.8value
Top 5 Countries
1United Republic of Tanzania114.0value
2Angola63.1value
3United Kingdom61.8value
4Republic of The Gambia48.0value
5Central African Republic44.3value
By Region
Africa30.8value(9 countries)
North America24.5value(4 countries)
South America21.8value(7 countries)
Other20.6value(123 countries)
Asia18.8value(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.8value)High (114.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.7value)

Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (123)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
Oceania (1)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United Republic of Tanzania114.0value
2Angola63.1value
3United Kingdom61.8value
4Republic of The Gambia48.0value
5Central African Republic44.3value
6Turks and Caicos Islands43.1value
7Malawi42.0value
8Papua New Guinea41.6value
9Canada39.6value
10Burundi38.2value
11Zimbabwe37.4value
12Liberia37.3value
13Rwanda36.1value
14South Sudan34.7value
15Guinea33.5value
16Cambodia33.3value
17Mongolia33.1value
18Niger32.6value
19Chad31.9value
20Timor-Leste31.8value
21Bolivia31.0value
22Gabon30.2value
23Israel30.0value
24Ghana29.9value
25Senegal29.8value
26South Africa29.6value
27Eritrea29.3value
28United Arab Emirates29.3value
29Guam29.2value
30Guinea-Bissau29.0value
31Nigeria28.9value
32Kenya28.9value
33Togo28.4value
34Comoros28.4value
35El Salvador28.2value
36Japan27.7value
37Ethiopia27.4value
38Philippines27.1value
39Kyrgyzstan26.9value
40Islamic Republic of Iran26.9value
41Mozambique26.7value
42Yemen26.4value
43Uruguay26.3value
44Egypt26.0value
45Sudan25.8value
46Republic of the Congo25.7value
47Colombia25.6value
48Chile25.4value
49Algeria25.4value
50French Polynesia25.1value
51Mexico25.0value
52New Caledonia24.8value
53Paraguay24.1value
54Benin24.0value
55Ireland24.0value
56Solomon Islands23.3value
57Democratic Republic of the Congo23.3value
58Bangladesh23.1value
59Singapore23.0value
60Namibia22.6value
61Nauru22.5value
62Venezuela22.5value
63Cuba22.2value
64Madagascar22.1value
65Uganda22.0value
66Haiti22.0value
67American Samoa21.9value
68Virgin Islands, U.S.21.5value
69Hong Kong21.4value
70Nicaragua21.2value
71Cote d'Ivoire21.1value
72Oman20.8value
73Bahamas20.7value
74France20.3value
75Cameroon20.3value
76Thailand20.2value
77India20.1value
78Monaco20.0value
79Argentina19.9value
80Mali19.6value
81Suriname19.6value
82Aruba19.6value
83Peru19.5value
84Botswana19.3value
85Honduras19.3value
86Ecuador19.3value
87Mauritania19.2value
88Fiji19.2value
89Guatemala19.2value
90Dominican Republic18.9value
91Nepal18.6value
92Lesotho18.5value
93Seychelles18.2value
94Lao People's Democratic Republic18.2value
95Azerbaijan18.2value
96Morocco18.1value
97Malaysia18.1value
98Palau17.9value
99Montenegro17.6value
100Jordan17.6value
101Puerto Rico17.5value
102People's Republic of China17.4value
103Vietnam17.3value
104Burkina Faso17.2value
105Türkiye17.2value
106Albania17.1value
107State of Palestine16.7value
108Equatorial Guinea16.7value
109Portugal16.6value
110Brazil16.5value
111Belize16.4value
112Cape Verde16.3value
113Syrian Arab Republic15.9value
114Netherlands15.9value
115Barbados15.6value
116Guyana15.6value
117Lebanon15.6value
118Maldives15.5value
119Vanuatu15.5value
120Brunei Darussalam15.4value
121Panama15.4value
122Tunisia15.2value
123Romania15.2value
124Iraq15.1value
125Saudi Arabia15.0value
126Myanmar15.0value
127Qatar14.8value
128Macao14.5value
129Djibouti14.4value
130Bahrain14.4value
131Cyprus14.4value
132United States of America14.3value
133Czech Republic13.9value
134Bosnia and Herzegovina13.9value
135Sierra Leone13.8value
136Trinidad and Tobago13.5value
137Spain13.4value
138Andorra13.3value
139Norway13.3value
140Sri Lanka13.1value
141South Korea13.0value
142Sao Tome and Principe13.0value
143Poland13.0value
144Croatia12.9value
145Costa Rica12.9value
146Belgium12.7value
147Indonesia12.7value
148Eswatini12.5value
149Mauritius12.4value
150Grenada12.4value
151Bulgaria12.2value
152Slovakia12.0value
153Moldova, Republic of11.9value
154Marshall Islands11.9value
155Hungary11.8value
156Malta11.8value
157Samoa11.7value
158Somalia11.7value
159Switzerland11.7value
160Serbia11.6value
161Italy11.6value
162Uzbekistan11.6value
163Austria11.5value
164Tajikistan11.4value
165Dominica11.3value
166Finland11.1value
167Bhutan11.1value
168Gibraltar10.9value
169Jamaica10.8value
170Georgia10.7value
171Saint Kitts and Nevis10.6value
172Tonga10.5value
173Greece10.4value
174Luxembourg10.1value
175Latvia9.7value
176Lithuania9.7value
177Kazakhstan9.3value
178Ukraine9.3value
179Slovenia9.1value
180Libya8.9value
181Russian Federation8.8value
182Bermuda8.6value
183Antigua and Barbuda8.5value
184Cayman Islands8.4value
185Tuvalu8.4value
186Kuwait8.3value
187Virgin Islands, British8.3value
188The Republic of North Macedonia8.0value
189Belarus7.9value
190New Zealand7.8value
191Germany7.7value
192Liechtenstein7.6value
193Afghanistan7.2value
194San Marino7.0value
195Estonia6.8value
196Armenia6.3value
197Saint Lucia5.9value
198Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.6value
199Denmark5.5value
200Sweden5.5value
201Iceland4.8value
Showing 201 of 201 countries

Topics

#social#value#pupil#teacher#ratio#preprimary

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).

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