Burundi vs Lower middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Burundi
42.52
in 2018
Lower middle income
28.87
in 2018
Burundi rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Burundi
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 42.52 against 28.87 in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.65.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 33 37.28 4.28 Lower middle income
1980s 52.23 36.38 15.85 Burundi
1990s 58.5 34.68 23.82 Burundi
2000s 51.34 33.78 17.56 Burundi
2010s 46.63 29.51 17.12 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Burundi or Lower middle income?
Burundi, at 42.52 against 28.87 in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Burundi and Lower middle income?
13.65, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lower middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Lower middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Burundi ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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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About this data

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.