How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?

7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

Niger vs Rwanda: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education

Niger

43.12 pupils per teacher

in 2024

Rwanda

44.08 pupils per teacher

in 2024

Niger rank

21st

Rwanda rank

19th

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

Niger
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 44.08 pupils per teacher against 43.12 pupils per teacher in Niger, a difference of 0.96 pupils per teacher.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Rwanda ahead.

Niger ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 19th of 113 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	38.5 pupils per teacher	58.4 pupils per teacher	19.9 pupils per teacher	Rwanda
2020s	42.75 pupils per teacher	43.79 pupils per teacher	1.04 pupils per teacher	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Niger or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 44.08 pupils per teacher against 43.12 pupils per teacher in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Niger and Rwanda?: 0.96 pupils per teacher, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?: Niger ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 19th 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: 27 August 2026

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