Cook Islands vs Senegal: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Cook Islands
34.93 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Senegal
32.72 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
28th
Senegal rank
30th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Cook Islands
- Senegal
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 34.93 pupils per teacher against 32.72 pupils per teacher in Senegal, a difference of 2.21 pupils per teacher.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Senegal ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 28th and Senegal ranks 30th of 113 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.22 pupils per teacher | 32.02 pupils per teacher | 14.8 pupils per teacher | Senegal |
| 2020s | 30.1 pupils per teacher | 33.15 pupils per teacher | 3.05 pupils per teacher | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Cook Islands or Senegal?
- Cook Islands, at 34.93 pupils per teacher against 32.72 pupils per teacher in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Cook Islands and Senegal?
- 2.21 pupils per teacher, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Senegal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Senegal rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Cook Islands ranks 28th and Senegal ranks 30th 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.