What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Dominican Republic and Korea?

0.03 pupils per teacher, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

Dominican Republic vs Korea: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education

Dominican Republic

14.51 pupils per teacher

in 2024

Korea

14.48 pupils per teacher

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

84th

Korea rank

85th

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

Dominican Republic
Korea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 14.51 pupils per teacher against 14.48 pupils per teacher in Korea, a difference of 0.03 pupils per teacher.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Korea ranks 85th of 113 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	22.31 pupils per teacher	16.49 pupils per teacher	5.82 pupils per teacher	Dominican Republic
2020s	17.29 pupils per teacher	15.55 pupils per teacher	1.74 pupils per teacher	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Dominican Republic or Korea?: Dominican Republic, at 14.51 pupils per teacher against 14.48 pupils per teacher in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Dominican Republic and Korea?: 0.03 pupils per teacher, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Korea rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?: Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Korea ranks 85th 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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Indicator: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Unit: pupils per teacher
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 1,060 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.