How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Gambia

48.04

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

30.4

in 2018

Gambia rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

2nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 48.04 against 30.4 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.64.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.53	28.83	7.7	Gambia
2010s	38	30.82	7.18	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Gambia, at 48.04 against 30.4 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 17.64, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Gambia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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: 03 September 2026

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