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

0.05 pupils per teacher, with Thailand ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.

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

Dominican Republic

14.51 pupils per teacher

in 2024

Thailand

14.56 pupils per teacher

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

84th

Thailand rank

83rd

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

Dominican Republic
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 14.56 pupils per teacher against 14.51 pupils per teacher in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.05 pupils per teacher.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 83rd 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	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	21.46 pupils per teacher	15.59 pupils per teacher	5.87 pupils per teacher	Dominican Republic
2020s	17.29 pupils per teacher	13.76 pupils per teacher	3.53 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 Thailand?: Thailand, at 14.56 pupils per teacher against 14.51 pupils per teacher in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 0.05 pupils per teacher, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Thailand rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?: Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 83rd 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.