Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Jamaica
17.94 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
16.44 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Jamaica rank
68th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
71st
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.94 pupils per teacher against 16.44 pupils per teacher in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.5 pupils per teacher.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 113 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Jamaica, at 17.94 pupils per teacher against 16.44 pupils per teacher in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.5 pupils per teacher, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st 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.