What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Dominican Republic and Lesotho, Kingdom of?

0.43, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho, Kingdom of?

10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Dominican Republic

18.89

in 2018

Lesotho, Kingdom of

18.46

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

76th

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

78th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Dominican Republic
Lesotho, Kingdom of

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 18.89 against 18.46 in Lesotho, Kingdom of, a difference of 0.43.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 78th of 182 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lesotho, Kingdom of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.23	18.31	3.92	Dominican Republic
2000s	23.68	19.76	3.92	Dominican Republic
2010s	21.04	18.31	2.73	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Dominican Republic or Lesotho, Kingdom of?: Dominican Republic, at 18.89 against 18.46 in Lesotho, Kingdom of as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Dominican Republic and Lesotho, Kingdom of?: 0.43, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho, Kingdom of?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 78th 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.