Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, United Arab Emirates or World?

United Arab Emirates, at 29.27 against 17.45 in World as of 2016.

What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between United Arab Emirates and World?

11.82, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?

29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.

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.

United Arab Emirates vs World: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

United Arab Emirates

29.27

in 2016

World

17.45

in 2018

United Arab Emirates rank

22nd

World rank

23rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

United Arab Emirates
World

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 29.27 against 17.45 in World, a difference of 11.82.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.8	19.69	2.11	United Arab Emirates
1980s	22.4	19.82	2.58	United Arab Emirates
1990s	19.75	19.82	0.0793	World
2000s	18.76	17.68	1.09	United Arab Emirates
2010s	20.03	17.84	2.19	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, United Arab Emirates or World?: United Arab Emirates, at 29.27 against 17.45 in World as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between United Arab Emirates and World?: 11.82, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd 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: 06 August 2026

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