Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education

Korea
14.48 pupils per teacher
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
14.76 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Korea rank
85th
United Arab Emirates rank
82nd

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

  • Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
0102030200020122024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.76 pupils per teacher against 14.48 pupils per teacher in Korea, a difference of 0.28 pupils per teacher.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Korea ranks 85th and United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd of 113 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 16.46 pupils per teacher 18.42 pupils per teacher 1.95 pupils per teacher United Arab Emirates
2020s 15.55 pupils per teacher 15.76 pupils per teacher 0.2033 pupils per teacher United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 14.76 pupils per teacher against 14.48 pupils per teacher in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
0.28 pupils per teacher, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
Korea ranks 85th and United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd 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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Indicator
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Unit
pupils per teacher
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,060 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.