Afghanistan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Afghanistan
48.79
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend
35.41
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
10th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
9th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0204060197019942018

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 48.79 against 35.41 in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.38.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 38.47 37.72 0.7488 Afghanistan
1980s 36.41 35.6 0.8098 Afghanistan
1990s 42.62 38.14 4.47 Afghanistan
2000s 42.92 40.91 2.01 Afghanistan
2010s 45.38 37.06 8.32 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Afghanistan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Afghanistan, at 48.79 against 35.41 in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
13.38, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.