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Pupils per teacher, primary: ranking of countries
173 countries ranked by their latest value (2014–2019). Central African Republic is highest at 83.4; San Marino is lowest at 6.9.
World 23.4 (2018)Median country 18.5173 countries
Pupils per teacher: world and regions, 1994–2019
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 173 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
173 shown
| # | Country | Region | Pupils per teacher | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.4 | 2016 | |
| 2 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.5 | 2018 | |
| 3 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.7 | 2018 | |
| 4 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.9 | 2016 | |
| 5 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3 | 2018 | |
| 6 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.6 | 2018 | |
| 7 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.0 | 2015 | |
| 8 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.8 | 2018 | |
| 9 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.1 | 2016 | |
| 10 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.8 | 2015 | |
| 11 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.8 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.1 | 2018 | |
| 13 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.7 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.5 | 2018 | |
| 15 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.1 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8 | 2018 | |
| 17 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 41.7 | 2018 | |
| 18 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 40.2 | 2016 | |
| 19 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.1 | 2018 | |
| 20 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.8 | 2018 | |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.7 | 2018 | |
| 22 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.2 | 2018 | |
| 23 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.7 | 2018 | |
| 24 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.8 | 2018 | |
| 25 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.3 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.3 | 2018 | |
| 27 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.1 | 2018 | |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 35.5 | 2016 | |
| 29 | Bhutan | South Asia | 34.7 | 2018 | |
| 30 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3 | 2018 | |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.2 | 2015 | |
| 32 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9 | 2017 | |
| 33 | India | South Asia | 32.7 | 2017 | |
| 34 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.2 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.7 | 2015 | |
| 36 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 30.4 | 2018 | |
| 37 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.3 | 2015 | |
| 38 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 30.1 | 2018 | |
| 39 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.4 | 2018 | |
| 40 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 29.1 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.5 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1 | 2018 | |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.5 | 2018 | |
| 44 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 | 2019 | |
| 45 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 26.9 | 2018 | |
| 46 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.9 | 2016 | |
| 47 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.9 | 2018 | |
| 48 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.8 | 2018 | |
| 49 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.6 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 26.6 | 2015 | |
| 51 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.6 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.6 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 25.5 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 25.4 | 2018 | |
| 55 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.1 | 2018 | |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 25.0 | 2018 | |
| 57 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.8 | 2018 | |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.5 | 2016 | |
| 59 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.5 | 2018 | |
| 60 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 24.4 | 2018 | |
| 61 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.3 | 2018 | |
| 62 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.3 | 2018 | |
| 63 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.7 | 2015 | |
| 64 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.7 | 2018 | |
| 65 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.3 | 2018 | |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.2 | 2015 | |
| 67 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 22.3 | 2018 | |
| 68 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.3 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 22.3 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 22.0 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 21.7 | 2018 | |
| 72 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 21.6 | 2015 | |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 21.5 | 2018 | |
| 74 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.3 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.1 | 2018 | |
| 76 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 20.3 | 2018 | |
| 77 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 20.3 | 2018 | |
| 78 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.3 | 2018 | |
| 79 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.2 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.8 | 2018 | |
| 81 | Nepal | South Asia | 19.7 | 2019 | |
| 82 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 19.7 | 2015 | |
| 83 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.4 | 2018 | |
| 84 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 19.3 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 19.2 | 2018 | |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.9 | 2018 | |
| 87 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.5 | 2018 | |
| 88 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 17.9 | 2018 | |
| 89 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.8 | 2018 | |
| 90 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.8 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.7 | 2018 | |
| 92 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 17.6 | 2018 | |
| 93 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.4 | 2018 | |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 17.2 | 2019 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 17.0 | 2018 | |
| 96 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 17.0 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 16.9 | 2018 | |
| 98 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.9 | 2018 | |
| 99 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 16.6 | 2018 | |
| 100 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4 | 2018 | |
| 101 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.4 | 2018 | |
| 102 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 16.3 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.2 | 2018 | |
| 104 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.7 | 2018 | |
| 105 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 15.7 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 15.6 | 2018 | |
| 107 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.5 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 15.4 | 2018 | |
| 109 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.4 | 2018 | |
| 110 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 15.2 | 2017 | |
| 111 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1 | 2017 | |
| 112 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 14.9 | 2017 | |
| 113 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.9 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.7 | 2018 | |
| 115 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 14.7 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5 | 2018 | |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.4 | 2018 | |
| 118 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.3 | 2018 | |
| 119 | United States | North America | 14.2 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 14.2 | 2017 | |
| 121 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.0 | 2018 | |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9 | 2016 | |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.8 | 2018 | |
| 124 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.8 | 2016 | |
| 125 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 13.7 | 2017 | |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.5 | 2016 | |
| 127 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 13.5 | 2017 | |
| 128 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.5 | 2016 | |
| 129 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 13.5 | 2018 | |
| 130 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.4 | 2018 | |
| 131 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3 | 2018 | |
| 132 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 13.1 | 2017 | |
| 133 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.1 | 2016 | |
| 134 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 135 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.9 | 2017 | |
| 136 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.5 | 2017 | |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.4 | 2018 | |
| 138 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4 | 2017 | |
| 139 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 12.3 | 2017 | |
| 140 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 12.2 | 2017 | |
| 141 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.2 | 2018 | |
| 142 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.2 | 2018 | |
| 143 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.1 | 2016 | |
| 144 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0 | 2017 | |
| 145 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.9 | 2018 | |
| 146 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8 | 2017 | |
| 147 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 11.7 | 2019 | |
| 148 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 11.7 | 2017 | |
| 149 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.6 | 2017 | |
| 150 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5 | 2017 | |
| 151 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5 | 2017 | |
| 152 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3 | 2017 | |
| 153 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3 | 2017 | |
| 154 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 | 2017 | |
| 155 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2016 | |
| 156 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7 | 2014 | |
| 157 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 10.5 | 2018 | |
| 158 | Bermuda | North America | 10.4 | 2015 | |
| 159 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.2 | 2017 | |
| 160 | Maldives | South Asia | 10.2 | 2017 | |
| 161 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1 | 2015 | |
| 162 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0 | 2017 | |
| 163 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9 | 2017 | |
| 164 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 9.9 | 2018 | |
| 165 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7 | 2018 | |
| 166 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4 | 2017 | |
| 167 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.2 | 2018 | |
| 168 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 169 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.9 | 2018 | |
| 170 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 8.6 | 2017 | |
| 171 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2016 | |
| 172 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8 | 2017 | |
| 173 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9 | 2018 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Pupil-teacher ratio, primary