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Which Country Has the Most Pupils to a Teacher at Primary Level?

Pupil to Teacher Ratio (Primary Education) (persons), 2019 or latest

Education | December 31, 2020

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Based on a comparison of 130 countries in 2019, Rwanda ranked the highest in pupil to teacher ratio in primary education with 59.5 persons followed by Malawi and Mozambique. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with 7.80 persons, Norway with 8.59 persons and Kuwait with 8.88 persons.

Data for more countries are available at Pupil to Teacher Ratio (Primary Education) indicator page.

Pupil to Teacher Ratio (Primary Education)	Unit	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Afghanistan	persons			...	...	...	...	...	...							44.7	45.7	44.4	43.4	44.6
Burkina Faso	persons															48.2	46.1	44.5	42.2	41.5
Burundi	persons											...				47.1	45.0	43.7	43.2	49.7
Cambodia	persons															45.7	46.9	44.6	45.5	42.5
Cameroon	persons			...												45.6	45.5	44.2	41.5	42.7
Ivory Coast	persons							...	...					...		41.7	41.0	42.5	42.1	42.5
Madagascar	persons															43.1	39.8	41.7	41.2	40.6	...
Malawi	persons	...		...	...		...									74.1	69.1	72.7	69.5	...
Mozambique	persons						...									54.8	54.9	54.8	54.7	53.6
Pakistan	persons	...	...													41.4	42.5	46.5	46.3	47.6
Rwanda	persons															59.3	59.8	58.2	58.3	58.5
Tanzania	persons			...												45.8	43.4	43.1	...	41.8
Togo	persons															41.7	41.1	41.1	44.2	41.4
Uganda	persons															48.8	45.6	46.9	42.9	42.7		...
Zambia	persons						...						...			49.2	47.9	41.0	42.7	43.3		...