Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Egypt or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 26.91 against 26.04 in Egypt as of 2005.

What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

0.87, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.

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.

Egypt vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Egypt

26.04

in 2018

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

26.91

in 2005

Egypt rank

35th

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

32nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Egypt
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 26.91 against 26.04 in Egypt, a difference of 0.87.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 35th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 32nd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	38.61	20.9	17.72	Egypt
1980s	37.51	23.17	14.34	Egypt
1990s	26.64	24.63	2.01	Egypt
2000s	23.39	26.18	2.8	Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Egypt or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 26.91 against 26.04 in Egypt as of 2005.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 0.87, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Egypt ranks 35th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 32nd of 183 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: 20 August 2026

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