Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Bhutan
34.67
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
17.67
in 2018
Bhutan rank
34th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
31st

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Bhutan
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 34.67 against 17.67 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 17.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 22.94 29.3 6.36 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 36.8 25.84 10.96 Bhutan
1990s 35.13 24 11.12 Bhutan
2000s 33.07 20.83 12.25 Bhutan
2010s 31.4 17.8 13.6 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 34.67 against 17.67 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
17, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Bhutan ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.