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Pupils per teacher (primary)

Unit pupils per teacher / latest 2019 / 206 countries / world 23.45

World map of Pupils per teacher (primary)
World map: Pupils per teacher (primary) (2019). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source World Bank (WDI)
RankCountry / areapupils per teacher
1San Marino6.93
2Liechtenstein7.8
3Luxembourg8.3
4Norway8.59
5Kuwait8.88
55Gibraltar14.17
56U.S. Virgin Islands14.19
57US14.2
58Serbia14.29
59French Polynesia14.33
204Malawi58.68
205Rwanda59.51
206Central African Republic83.41

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Pupils per teacher (primary): top, bottom and US1San Marino6.932Liechtenstein7.83Luxembourg8.34Norway8.595Kuwait8.8855Gibraltar14.1756U.S. Virgin Islands14.1957US14.258Serbia14.2959French Polynesia14.33204Malawi58.68205Rwanda59.51206Central African Republic83.41pupils per teacher
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2019). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source World Bank (WDI)
Pupils per teacher (primary) over time14.614.514.414.314.2201420152017USpupils per teacher
US against major economies and the world. Source World Bank (WDI)

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1San Marino6.932018
2Liechtenstein7.82017
3Luxembourg8.32016
4Norway8.592017
5Kuwait8.882018
6Georgia8.982018
7Cuba9.162018
8Greece9.382017
9Oman9.672018
10Brunei9.92018
11Switzerland9.932017
12Austria10.022017
13Iceland10.142015
14Maldives10.162017
15Poland10.182017
16Bermuda10.422015
17Andorra10.52018
18Denmark10.742014
19Hungary10.772016
20Uruguay11.022017
21Sint Maarten11.272012
22Belgium11.282017
23Estonia11.312017
24Italy11.482017
25Latvia11.542017
26British Virgin Islands11.622017
27Malaysia11.662017
28Monaco11.72019
29Netherlands11.812017
30Bahrain11.922018
31Cyprus12.042017
32Israel12.072016
33Qatar12.172018
34Costa Rica12.22018
35Sweden12.232017
36Germany12.32017
37Portugal12.352017
38Antigua & Barbuda12.412018
39Lebanon12.482017
40Malta12.942017
41Ukraine12.982018
42Dominica13.082016
43Spain13.132017
44Hong Kong13.352018
45Suriname13.392018
46Macao13.52018
47Croatia13.512016
48Lithuania13.522017
49Puerto Rico13.542016
50Finland13.672017
51Slovenia13.82016
52Saudi Arabia13.812018
53St. Kitts & Nevis13.872016
54Barbados13.992018
55Gibraltar14.172017
56U.S. Virgin Islands14.191993
57US14.22017
58Serbia14.292018
59French Polynesia14.331996
60St. Vincent & Grenadines14.392018
61Seychelles14.492018
62Singapore14.692017
63St. Lucia14.742018
64Aruba14.792012
65North Macedonia14.912017
66New Zealand14.922017
67American Samoa15.051992
68UK15.132017
69Bulgaria15.212017
70Armenia15.422018
71Azerbaijan15.432018
72Slovakia15.542017
73Tuvalu15.582018
74Japan15.662017
75Palau15.662000
76Cayman Islands15.752018
77Ireland16.062012
78Mauritius16.22018
79South Korea16.292017
80Grenada16.352018
81China16.432018
82Thailand16.642018
83Tunisia16.872018
84Libya16.91983
85Bosnia16.932018
86Marshall Islands16.942002
87Iraq16.962007
88Türkiye16.982017
89Indonesia17.032018
90Kazakhstan17.212019
91Argentina17.232008
92Peru17.392018
93Canada17.422000
94Albania17.572018
95Trinidad & Tobago17.582009
96Turks & Caicos Islands17.692018
97Chile17.792017
98Bolivia17.82018
99Australia17.881999
100Moldova17.922018
101France18.182013
102Jordan18.542018
103Dominican Republic18.922018
104Czechia18.932013
105Belarus19.232018
106Romania19.332017
107Bahamas19.452018
108Micronesia19.712015
109Nepal19.742019
110Belize19.782018
111Guam20.021989
112Brazil20.222017
113Guatemala20.262018
114Vietnam20.282018
115North Korea20.32018
116New Caledonia20.371991
117Cape Verde21.072018
118Russia21.262017
119Uzbekistan21.512018
120Tonga21.632015
121Sri Lanka21.742018
122Panama21.962017
123Tajikistan22.32017
124Liberia22.322017
125Laos22.342018
126Guyana23.162012
127Equatorial Guinea23.232015
128Colombia23.32018
129Egypt23.682018
130Botswana23.712015
131Paraguay24.162012
132Ecuador24.262018
133Algeria24.322018
134Myanmar24.362018
135Palestine24.452018
136United Arab Emirates24.522016
137Gabon24.532011
138Jamaica24.792018
139Kyrgyzstan24.992018
140Namibia25.092018
141Syria25.332002
142Solomon Islands25.412018
143Kiribati25.492017
144Honduras25.62017
145Venezuela25.681987
146Mexico26.552017
147Vanuatu26.572015
148Eswatini26.62017
149Morocco26.82018
150El Salvador26.892018
151Yemen26.932016
152Timor-Leste26.952018
153Ghana26.992019
154Sierra Leone27.522018
155Fiji282012
156Comoros28.062018
157Iran28.522017
158Philippines29.082017
159Djibouti29.372018
160Bangladesh30.052018
161Nicaragua30.222010
162Samoa30.242010
163South Africa30.332015
164Mongolia30.382018
165Kenya30.652015
166São Tomé & Príncipe31.162017
167India32.752017
168Lesotho32.952017
169Congo - Kinshasa33.22015
170Haiti33.411998
171Mauritania34.282018
172Bhutan34.672018
173Somalia35.522007
174Papua New Guinea35.522016
175Gambia36.142018
176Senegal36.322018
177Niger36.342017
178Zimbabwe36.412013
179Nigeria37.552010
180Mali37.832018
181Eritrea38.742018
182Benin39.22018
183Burkina Faso39.722018
184Madagascar39.812018
185Togo40.152018
186Nauru40.182016
187Cambodia41.72018
188Côte d’Ivoire41.822018
189Zambia42.062017
190Burundi42.522018
191Uganda42.662017
192Pakistan44.082018
193Congo - Brazzaville44.442012
194Cameroon44.832018
195South Sudan46.752015
196Guinea47.152016
197Afghanistan48.792018
198Angola50.032015
199Tanzania50.632018
200Guinea-Bissau51.932010
201Ethiopia55.072011
202Mozambique55.272018
203Chad56.892016
204Malawi58.682018
205Rwanda59.512018
206Central African Republic83.412016

Source: World Bank (WDI) — Pupil-teacher ratio, primary