Low & middle income vs United Arab Emirates: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Low & middle income
18.3
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
29.27
in 2016
Low & middle income rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 29.27 against 18.3 in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.97.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 17.86 18.79 0.929 United Arab Emirates
1980s 19.82 22.4 2.59 United Arab Emirates
1990s 19.91 19.75 0.1638 Low & middle income
2000s 17.9 18.76 0.8659 United Arab Emirates
2010s 19.02 20.03 1.02 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Low & middle income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 29.27 against 18.3 in Low & middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Low & middle income and United Arab Emirates?
10.97, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United Arab Emirates?
28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Low & middle income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
Low & middle income ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd 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.