Burkina Faso vs Cook Islands: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Burkina Faso
36.75 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Cook Islands
34.93 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Cook Islands rank
28th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 36.75 pupils per teacher against 34.93 pupils per teacher in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.82 pupils per teacher.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Cook Islands ranks 28th of 113 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.41 pupils per teacher | 25.76 pupils per teacher | 23.65 pupils per teacher | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 36.96 pupils per teacher | 30.91 pupils per teacher | 6.05 pupils per teacher | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Burkina Faso or Cook Islands?
- Burkina Faso, at 36.75 pupils per teacher against 34.93 pupils per teacher in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Burkina Faso and Cook Islands?
- 1.82 pupils per teacher, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cook Islands?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cook Islands rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Cook Islands ranks 28th 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.