Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Ecuador
23.25 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Sri Lanka
21.93 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Ecuador rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 23.25 pupils per teacher against 21.93 pupils per teacher in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.32 pupils per teacher.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 113 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.93 pupils per teacher | 26.7 pupils per teacher | 1.23 pupils per teacher | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 25.3 pupils per teacher | 23.65 pupils per teacher | 1.65 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 Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 23.25 pupils per teacher against 21.93 pupils per teacher in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 1.32 pupils per teacher, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th 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.