India vs Uzbekistan: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
India
25.31 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Uzbekistan
26.12 pupils per teacher
in 2025
India rank
44th
Uzbekistan rank
42nd
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- India
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 26.12 pupils per teacher against 25.31 pupils per teacher in India, a difference of 0.81 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was India ahead.
India ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 42nd of 113 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.59 pupils per teacher | 21.06 pupils per teacher | 14.53 pupils per teacher | India |
| 2020s | 28.23 pupils per teacher | 21.61 pupils per teacher | 6.62 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 26.12 pupils per teacher against 25.31 pupils per teacher in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between India and Uzbekistan?
- 0.81 pupils per teacher, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uzbekistan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
- How do India and Uzbekistan rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- India ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 42nd 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.