Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Ghana or Low & middle income?

Ghana, at 29.95 against 18.3 in Low & middle income as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Low & middle income?

25 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Ghana vs Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Ghana

29.95

in 2019

Low & middle income

18.3

in 2018

Ghana rank

18th

Low & middle income rank

21st

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Ghana
Low & middle income

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 29.95 against 18.3 in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.65.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	61.17	17.86	43.31	Ghana
1980s	19.29	19.66	0.3718	Low & middle income
1990s	22.13	19.32	2.81	Ghana
2000s	28.77	17.9	10.87	Ghana
2010s	32.38	18.93	13.45	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Ghana or Low & middle income?: Ghana, at 29.95 against 18.3 in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Ghana and Low & middle income?: 11.65, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Low & middle income?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Low & middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Ghana ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 21st 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: 20 August 2026

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