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Ecuador vs Nepal: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education

Ecuador
23.25 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Nepal
23.12 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
Nepal rank
54th

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nepal
0102030200920172025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 23.25 pupils per teacher against 23.12 pupils per teacher in Nepal, a difference of 0.13 pupils per teacher.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 54th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nepal Difference Ahead
2010s 28.44 pupils per teacher 23.26 pupils per teacher 5.18 pupils per teacher Ecuador
2020s 24.83 pupils per teacher 20.58 pupils per teacher 4.25 pupils per teacher Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Ecuador or Nepal?
Ecuador, at 23.25 pupils per teacher against 23.12 pupils per teacher in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Ecuador and Nepal?
0.13 pupils per teacher, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nepal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nepal rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 54th 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

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