Bhutan vs Kenya: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Bhutan
27.21 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Kenya
28.57 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Bhutan rank
40th
Kenya rank
39th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Bhutan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.57 pupils per teacher against 27.21 pupils per teacher in Bhutan, a difference of 1.36 pupils per teacher.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th of 113 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.15 pupils per teacher | 22.79 pupils per teacher | 16.36 pupils per teacher | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.93 pupils per teacher | 28.03 pupils per teacher | 2.9 pupils per teacher | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Bhutan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 28.57 pupils per teacher against 27.21 pupils per teacher in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Bhutan and Kenya?
- 1.36 pupils per teacher, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Kenya rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Bhutan ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.