How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?

18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1997.

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.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

10.05

in 2015

Ireland

23.96

in 1997

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

43rd

Ireland rank

45th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 23.96 against 10.05 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.91.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 45th of 43 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.04	28.81	17.76	Ireland
1990s	9.83	26.18	16.35	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Ireland?: Ireland, at 23.96 against 10.05 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 1997.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?: 13.91, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1997.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 45th 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.