Cook Islands vs Zimbabwe: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Cook Islands
34.93 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Zimbabwe
32.86 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Cook Islands
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 34.93 pupils per teacher against 32.86 pupils per teacher in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.07 pupils per teacher.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 113 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.76 pupils per teacher | 39.31 pupils per teacher | 13.55 pupils per teacher | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 30.91 pupils per teacher | 35.61 pupils per teacher | 4.7 pupils per teacher | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Cook Islands, at 34.93 pupils per teacher against 32.86 pupils per teacher in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Cook Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 2.07 pupils per teacher, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Zimbabwe rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Cook Islands ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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.