Gambia vs Niger: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Gambia
36.87 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Niger
43.12 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Gambia rank
24th
Niger rank
21st
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Gambia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 43.12 pupils per teacher against 36.87 pupils per teacher in Gambia, a difference of 6.25 pupils per teacher.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 24th and Niger ranks 21st of 113 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.88 pupils per teacher | 38.06 pupils per teacher | 4.82 pupils per teacher | Gambia |
| 2020s | 36.54 pupils per teacher | 42.75 pupils per teacher | 6.21 pupils per teacher | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Gambia or Niger?
- Niger, at 43.12 pupils per teacher against 36.87 pupils per teacher in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Gambia and Niger?
- 6.25 pupils per teacher, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Gambia ranks 24th and Niger ranks 21st 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.