Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Congo, Rep. or OECD members?

Congo, Rep., at 25.66 against 15.17 in OECD members as of 2012.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and OECD members?

35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

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.

Congo, Rep. vs OECD members: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Congo, Rep.

25.66

in 2012

OECD members

15.17

in 2018

Congo, Rep. rank

36th

OECD members rank

33rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Congo, Rep.
OECD members

How they compare

Congo, Rep. currently reports 25.66 against 15.17 in OECD members, a difference of 10.49.

That makes Congo, Rep.'s figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo, Rep. ahead.

Congo, Rep. ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 33rd of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo, Rep. averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Rep.	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.27	22.67	1.59	Congo, Rep.
1980s	9.99	21.17	11.19	OECD members
1990s	7.65	20	12.35	OECD members
2000s	18.36	17.83	0.5252	Congo, Rep.
2010s	24.47	15.66	8.81	Congo, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Congo, Rep. or OECD members?: Congo, Rep., at 25.66 against 15.17 in OECD members as of 2012.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Congo, Rep. and OECD members?: 10.49, with Congo, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and OECD members?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo, Rep. and OECD members rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Congo, Rep. ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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.