Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 27.41 against 17.25 in East Asia & Pacific as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Ethiopia: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

East Asia & Pacific

17.25

in 2018

Ethiopia

27.41

in 2011

East Asia & Pacific rank

25th

Ethiopia rank

28th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

East Asia & Pacific
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 27.41 against 17.25 in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.16.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 43 groups.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27.06	39.84	12.78	Ethiopia
1980s	25.29	45.83	20.55	Ethiopia
1990s	25.99	38.54	12.56	Ethiopia
2000s	22.26	31.12	8.86	Ethiopia
2010s	21.49	31.4	9.9	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 27.41 against 17.25 in East Asia & Pacific as of 2011.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 10.16, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 43 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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