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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
20.4
in 2018
Niger
32.59
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
15th
Niger rank
13th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

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

Niger currently reports 32.59 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.19.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Niger ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Niger ranks 13th of 43 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 26.66 43.27 16.61 Niger
1980s 25.67 32.02 6.34 Niger
1990s 21.59 29.78 8.2 Niger
2000s 19.8 24.76 4.95 Niger
2010s 19.76 29.57 9.8 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Niger?
Niger, at 32.59 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
12.19, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Niger rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Niger ranks 13th 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

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