What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?

0.18, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?

35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People’s Republic of) vs Türkiye: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

China (People’s Republic of)

17.38

in 2018

Türkiye

17.2

in 2017

China (People’s Republic of) rank

87th

Türkiye rank

90th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

China (People’s Republic of)
Türkiye

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 17.38 against 17.2 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.18.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 90th of 182 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27.24	19.46	7.79	China (People’s Republic of)
1980s	27.01	19.08	7.93	China (People’s Republic of)
1990s	28.65	16.39	12.26	China (People’s Republic of)
2000s	23.88	23.06	0.8219	China (People’s Republic of)
2010s	21.64	19.29	2.35	China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, China (People’s Republic of) or Türkiye?: China (People’s Republic of), at 17.38 against 17.2 in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?: 0.18, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 90th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 6,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.