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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.8value
Median: 18.9value
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
83.4value
Lowest
San Marino
6.9value
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic83.4value
2Rwanda59.5value
3Malawi58.7value
4Chad56.9value
5Mozambique55.3value
By Region
Africa33.9value(9 countries)
Other25.4value(126 countries)
Asia20.8value(26 countries)
North America19.6value(4 countries)
South America18.7value(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.9value)High (83.4value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.8value)
Africa (9)
Other (126)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 83.4value |
| 2 | Rwanda | 59.5value |
| 3 | Malawi | 58.7value |
| 4 | Chad | 56.9value |
| 5 | Mozambique | 55.3value |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 55.1value |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.9value |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.6value |
| 9 | Angola | 50.0value |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 48.8value |
| 11 | Guinea | 47.1value |
| 12 | South Sudan | 46.8value |
| 13 | Cameroon | 44.8value |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 44.4value |
| 15 | Pakistan | 44.1value |
| 16 | Uganda | 42.7value |
| 17 | Burundi | 42.5value |
| 18 | Zambia | 42.1value |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.8value |
| 20 | Cambodia | 41.7value |
| 21 | Nauru | 40.2value |
| 22 | Togo | 40.1value |
| 23 | Madagascar | 39.8value |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 39.7value |
| 25 | Benin | 39.2value |
| 26 | Eritrea | 38.7value |
| 27 | Mali | 37.8value |
| 28 | Nigeria | 37.6value |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 36.4value |
| 30 | Niger | 36.3value |
| 31 | Senegal | 36.3value |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 36.1value |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 35.5value |
| 34 | Somalia | 35.5value |
| 35 | Bhutan | 34.7value |
| 36 | Mauritania | 34.3value |
| 37 | Haiti | 33.4value |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.2value |
| 39 | Lesotho | 32.9value |
| 40 | India | 32.7value |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.2value |
| 42 | Kenya | 30.7value |
| 43 | Mongolia | 30.4value |
| 44 | South Africa | 30.3value |
| 45 | Samoa | 30.2value |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 30.2value |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 30.1value |
| 48 | Djibouti | 29.4value |
| 49 | Philippines | 29.1value |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 28.5value |
| 51 | Comoros | 28.1value |
| 52 | Fiji | 28.0value |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 27.5value |
| 54 | Ghana | 27.0value |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 26.9value |
| 56 | Yemen | 26.9value |
| 57 | El Salvador | 26.9value |
| 58 | Morocco | 26.8value |
| 59 | Eswatini | 26.6value |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 26.6value |
| 61 | Mexico | 26.6value |
| 62 | Venezuela | 25.7value |
| 63 | Honduras | 25.6value |
| 64 | Kiribati | 25.5value |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 25.4value |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.3value |
| 67 | Namibia | 25.1value |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.0value |
| 69 | Jamaica | 24.8value |
| 70 | Gabon | 24.5value |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 24.5value |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 24.5value |
| 73 | Myanmar | 24.4value |
| 74 | Algeria | 24.3value |
| 75 | Ecuador | 24.3value |
| 76 | Paraguay | 24.2value |
| 77 | Botswana | 23.7value |
| 78 | Egypt | 23.7value |
| 79 | Colombia | 23.3value |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.2value |
| 81 | Guyana | 23.2value |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.3value |
| 83 | Liberia | 22.3value |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 22.3value |
| 85 | Panama | 22.0value |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 21.7value |
| 87 | Tonga | 21.6value |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 21.5value |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 21.3value |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 21.1value |
| 91 | New Caledonia | 20.4value |
| 92 | North Korea | 20.3value |
| 93 | Vietnam | 20.3value |
| 94 | Guatemala | 20.3value |
| 95 | Brazil | 20.2value |
| 96 | Guam | 20.0value |
| 97 | Belize | 19.8value |
| 98 | Nepal | 19.7value |
| 99 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 19.7value |
| 100 | Bahamas | 19.4value |
| 101 | Romania | 19.3value |
| 102 | Belarus | 19.2value |
| 103 | Czech Republic | 18.9value |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 18.9value |
| 105 | Jordan | 18.5value |
| 106 | France | 18.2value |
| 107 | Moldova, Republic of | 17.9value |
| 108 | Australia | 17.9value |
| 109 | Bolivia | 17.8value |
| 110 | Chile | 17.8value |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 17.7value |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.6value |
| 113 | Albania | 17.6value |
| 114 | Canada | 17.4value |
| 115 | Peru | 17.4value |
| 116 | Argentina | 17.2value |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 17.2value |
| 118 | Indonesia | 17.0value |
| 119 | Türkiye | 17.0value |
| 120 | Iraq | 17.0value |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 16.9value |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.9value |
| 123 | Libya | 16.9value |
| 124 | Tunisia | 16.9value |
| 125 | Thailand | 16.6value |
| 126 | People's Republic of China | 16.4value |
| 127 | Grenada | 16.4value |
| 128 | South Korea | 16.3value |
| 129 | Mauritius | 16.2value |
| 130 | Ireland | 16.1value |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | 15.7value |
| 132 | Palau | 15.7value |
| 133 | Japan | 15.7value |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 15.6value |
| 135 | Slovakia | 15.5value |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 15.4value |
| 137 | Armenia | 15.4value |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 15.2value |
| 139 | United Kingdom | 15.1value |
| 140 | American Samoa | 15.0value |
| 141 | New Zealand | 14.9value |
| 142 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14.9value |
| 143 | Aruba | 14.8value |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 14.7value |
| 145 | Singapore | 14.7value |
| 146 | Seychelles | 14.5value |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.4value |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 14.3value |
| 149 | Serbia | 14.3value |
| 150 | United States of America | 14.2value |
| 151 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 14.2value |
| 152 | Gibraltar | 14.2value |
| 153 | Barbados | 14.0value |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.9value |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 13.8value |
| 156 | Slovenia | 13.8value |
| 157 | Finland | 13.7value |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 13.5value |
| 159 | Lithuania | 13.5value |
| 160 | Croatia | 13.5value |
| 161 | Macao | 13.5value |
| 162 | Suriname | 13.4value |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 13.3value |
| 164 | Spain | 13.1value |
| 165 | Dominica | 13.1value |
| 166 | Ukraine | 13.0value |
| 167 | Malta | 12.9value |
| 168 | Lebanon | 12.5value |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.4value |
| 170 | Portugal | 12.4value |
| 171 | Germany | 12.3value |
| 172 | Sweden | 12.2value |
| 173 | Costa Rica | 12.2value |
| 174 | Qatar | 12.2value |
| 175 | Israel | 12.1value |
| 176 | Cyprus | 12.0value |
| 177 | Bahrain | 11.9value |
| 178 | Netherlands | 11.8value |
| 179 | Monaco | 11.7value |
| 180 | Malaysia | 11.7value |
| 181 | Virgin Islands, British | 11.6value |
| 182 | Latvia | 11.5value |
| 183 | Italy | 11.5value |
| 184 | Estonia | 11.3value |
| 185 | Belgium | 11.3value |
| 186 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 11.3value |
| 187 | Uruguay | 11.0value |
| 188 | Hungary | 10.8value |
| 189 | Denmark | 10.7value |
| 190 | Andorra | 10.5value |
| 191 | Bermuda | 10.4value |
| 192 | Poland | 10.2value |
| 193 | Maldives | 10.2value |
| 194 | Iceland | 10.1value |
| 195 | Austria | 10.0value |
| 196 | Switzerland | 9.9value |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.9value |
| 198 | Oman | 9.7value |
| 199 | Greece | 9.4value |
| 200 | Cuba | 9.2value |
| 201 | Georgia | 9.0value |
| 202 | Kuwait | 8.9value |
| 203 | Norway | 8.6value |
| 204 | Luxembourg | 8.3value |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 7.8value |
| 206 | San Marino | 6.9value |
Showing 206 of 206 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).
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