Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Nepal
23.12 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.93 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Nepal rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 23.12 pupils per teacher against 21.93 pupils per teacher in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.19 pupils per teacher.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 113 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.56 pupils per teacher | 26.76 pupils per teacher | 4.19 pupils per teacher | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.72 pupils per teacher | 23.85 pupils per teacher | 4.13 pupils per teacher | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Nepal, at 23.12 pupils per teacher against 21.93 pupils per teacher in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 1.19 pupils per teacher, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Nepal ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th 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.