Jamaica vs Jordan: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Jamaica
17.94 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Jordan
17.34 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Jamaica rank
68th
Jordan rank
70th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Jamaica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.94 pupils per teacher against 17.34 pupils per teacher in Jordan, a difference of 0.6 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and Jordan ranks 70th of 113 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.53 pupils per teacher | 17.55 pupils per teacher | 4.99 pupils per teacher | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.04 pupils per teacher | 17.89 pupils per teacher | 1.15 pupils per teacher | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Jamaica or Jordan?
- Jamaica, at 17.94 pupils per teacher against 17.34 pupils per teacher in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Jamaica and Jordan?
- 0.6 pupils per teacher, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and Jordan ranks 70th 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.