Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS•1970 → 2019•206 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
206
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2019
Latest
2018
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2018)
Low \u2192 High
≤ 11.96
11.96 – 14.37
14.37 – 17.03
17.03 – 21.29
21.29 – 26.58
26.58 – 36.33
> 36.33
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
206 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Countries
206
Median
18.9
Mean
22.8
25th pctl
13.8
75th pctl
28
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
PeruMauritiusSenegal
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 83.41 | 2016 | |
| RwandaRWA | 59.51 | 2018 | |
| MalawiMWI | 58.68 | 2018 | |
| ChadTCD | 56.89 | 2016 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 55.27 | 2018 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 55.07 | 2011 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 51.93 | 2010 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 50.63 | 2018 | |
| AngolaAGO | 50.03 | 2015 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 48.79 | 2018 | |
| GuineaGIN | 47.15 | 2016 | |
| South SudanSSD | 46.75 | 2015 | |
| CameroonCMR | 44.83 | 2018 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 44.44 | 2012 | |
| PakistanPAK | 44.08 | 2018 | |
| UgandaUGA | 42.66 | 2017 | |
| BurundiBDI | 42.52 | 2018 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 42.06 | 2017 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 41.82 | 2018 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 41.7 | 2018 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 40.18 | 2016 | |
| TogoTGO | 40.15 | 2018 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 39.81 | 2018 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 39.72 | 2018 | |
| BeninBEN | 39.2 | 2018 | |
| EritreaERI | 38.74 | 2018 | |
| MaliMLI | 37.83 | 2018 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 37.55 | 2010 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 36.41 | 2013 | |
| NigerNER | 36.34 | 2017 | |
| SenegalSEN | 36.32 | 2018 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 36.14 | 2018 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 35.52 | 2016 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 35.52 | 2007 | |
| BhutanBTN | 34.67 | 2018 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 34.28 | 2018 | |
| HaitiHTI | 33.41 | 1998 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 33.2 | 2015 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.95 | 2017 | |
| IndiaIND | 32.75 | 2017 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 31.16 | 2017 | |
| KenyaKEN | 30.65 | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 30.38 | 2018 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 30.33 | 2015 | |
| SamoaWSM | 30.24 | 2010 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 30.22 | 2010 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 30.05 | 2018 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 29.37 | 2018 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 29.08 | 2017 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 28.52 | 2017 | |
| ComorosCOM | 28.06 | 2018 | |
| FijiFJI | 28 | 2012 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 27.52 | 2018 | |
| GhanaGHA | 26.99 | 2019 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 26.95 | 2018 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 26.93 | 2016 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 26.89 | 2018 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 26.8 | 2018 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 26.6 | 2017 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 26.57 | 2015 | |
| MexicoMEX | 26.55 | 2017 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 25.68 | 1987 | |
| HondurasHND | 25.6 | 2017 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 25.49 | 2017 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 25.41 | 2018 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 25.33 | 2002 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 25.09 | 2018 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 24.99 | 2018 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 24.79 | 2018 | |
| GabonGAB | 24.53 | 2011 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 24.52 | 2016 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 24.45 | 2018 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 24.36 | 2018 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 24.32 | 2018 | |
| EcuadorECU | 24.26 | 2018 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 24.16 | 2012 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 23.71 | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 23.68 | 2018 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 23.3 | 2018 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 23.23 | 2015 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 23.16 | 2012 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 22.34 | 2018 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 22.32 | 2017 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 22.3 | 2017 | |
| PanamaPAN | 21.96 | 2017 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 21.74 | 2018 | |
| TongaTON | 21.63 | 2015 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 21.51 | 2018 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 21.26 | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 21.07 | 2018 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 20.37 | 1991 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 20.3 | 2018 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 20.28 | 2018 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 20.26 | 2018 | |
| BrazilBRA | 20.22 | 2017 | |
| GuamGUM | 20.02 | 1989 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 19.78 | 2018 | |
| NepalNPL | 19.74 | 2019 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 19.71 | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 19.45 | 2018 | |
| RomaniaROU | 19.33 | 2017 | |
| BelarusBLR | 19.23 | 2018 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 18.93 | 2013 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 18.92 | 2018 | |
| JordanJOR | 18.54 | 2018 | |
| FranceFRA | 18.18 | 2013 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 17.92 | 2018 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 17.88 | 1999 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 17.8 | 2018 | |
| ChileCHL | 17.79 | 2017 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 17.69 | 2018 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 17.58 | 2009 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 17.57 | 2018 | |
| CanadaCAN | 17.42 | 2000 | |
| PeruPER | 17.39 | 2018 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 17.23 | 2008 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 17.21 | 2019 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 17.03 | 2018 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 16.98 | 2017 | |
| IraqIRQ | 16.96 | 2007 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 16.94 | 2002 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.93 | 2018 | |
| LibyaLBY | 16.9 | 1983 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 16.87 | 2018 | |
| ThailandTHA | 16.64 | 2018 | |
| ChinaCHN | 16.43 | 2018 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 16.35 | 2018 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 16.29 | 2017 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 16.2 | 2018 | |
| IrelandIRL | 16.06 | 2012 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 15.75 | 2018 | |
| PalauPLW | 15.66 | 2000 | |
| JapanJPN | 15.66 | 2017 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 15.58 | 2018 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 15.54 | 2017 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 15.43 | 2018 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 15.42 | 2018 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 15.21 | 2017 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 15.13 | 2017 | |
| American SamoaASM | 15.05 | 1992 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 14.92 | 2017 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 14.91 | 2017 | |
| ArubaABW | 14.79 | 2012 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 14.74 | 2018 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 14.69 | 2017 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 14.49 | 2018 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 14.39 | 2018 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 14.33 | 1996 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 14.29 | 2018 | |
| United StatesUSA | 14.2 | 2017 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 14.19 | 1993 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 14.17 | 2017 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 13.99 | 2018 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 13.87 | 2016 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 13.81 | 2018 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 13.8 | 2016 | |
| FinlandFIN | 13.67 | 2017 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 13.54 | 2016 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 13.52 | 2017 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 13.51 | 2016 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 13.5 | 2018 | |
| SurinameSUR | 13.39 | 2018 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 13.35 | 2018 | |
| SpainESP | 13.13 | 2017 | |
| DominicaDMA | 13.08 | 2016 | |
| UkraineUKR | 12.98 | 2018 | |
| MaltaMLT | 12.94 | 2017 | |
| LebanonLBN | 12.48 | 2017 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 12.41 | 2018 | |
| PortugalPRT | 12.35 | 2017 | |
| GermanyDEU | 12.3 | 2017 | |
| SwedenSWE | 12.23 | 2017 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 12.2 | 2018 | |
| QatarQAT | 12.17 | 2018 | |
| IsraelISR | 12.07 | 2016 | |
| CyprusCYP | 12.04 | 2017 | |
| BahrainBHR | 11.92 | 2018 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 11.81 | 2017 | |
| MonacoMCO | 11.7 | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 11.66 | 2017 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 11.62 | 2017 | |
| LatviaLVA | 11.54 | 2017 | |
| ItalyITA | 11.48 | 2017 | |
| EstoniaEST | 11.31 | 2017 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 11.28 | 2017 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 11.27 | 2012 | — |
| UruguayURY | 11.02 | 2017 | |
| HungaryHUN | 10.77 | 2016 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 10.74 | 2014 | |
| AndorraAND | 10.5 | 2018 | |
| BermudaBMU | 10.42 | 2015 | |
| PolandPOL | 10.18 | 2017 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 10.16 | 2017 | |
| IcelandISL | 10.14 | 2015 | |
| AustriaAUT | 10.02 | 2017 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 9.93 | 2017 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 9.9 | 2018 | |
| OmanOMN | 9.67 | 2018 | |
| GreeceGRC | 9.38 | 2017 | |
| CubaCUB | 9.16 | 2018 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 8.98 | 2018 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.88 | 2018 | |
| NorwayNOR | 8.59 | 2017 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 8.3 | 2016 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 7.8 | 2017 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 6.93 | 2018 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)