Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Egypt
31.88 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Zimbabwe
32.86 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Egypt rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 32.86 pupils per teacher against 31.88 pupils per teacher in Egypt, a difference of 0.98 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Egypt ranks 31st 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 | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.19 pupils per teacher | 41.12 pupils per teacher | 15.93 pupils per teacher | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 30.48 pupils per teacher | 35.61 pupils per teacher | 5.13 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, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 32.86 pupils per teacher against 31.88 pupils per teacher in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 0.98 pupils per teacher, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Egypt ranks 31st 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.