India vs Turkmenistan: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
India
25.31 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Turkmenistan
25.27 pupils per teacher
in 2024
India rank
44th
Turkmenistan rank
45th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- India
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
India currently reports 25.31 pupils per teacher against 25.27 pupils per teacher in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.04 pupils per teacher.
Across all 6 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 45th of 113 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1 pupils per teacher | 25.68 pupils per teacher | 4.42 pupils per teacher | India |
| 2020s | 28.81 pupils per teacher | 25.87 pupils per teacher | 2.94 pupils per teacher | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, India or Turkmenistan?
- India, at 25.31 pupils per teacher against 25.27 pupils per teacher in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between India and Turkmenistan?
- 0.04 pupils per teacher, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkmenistan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do India and Turkmenistan rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- India ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 45th 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.