Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Ghana
29.95
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
20.4
in 2018
Ghana rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
15th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 29.95 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.55.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 47.05 26.38 20.67 Ghana
1980s 19.29 24.68 5.4 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 22.13 21.72 0.4027 Ghana
2000s 28.77 19.8 8.97 Ghana
2010s 32.38 19.89 12.49 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 29.95 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.55, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
Ghana ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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

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