Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Caribbean Small States or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 37.55 against 18.93 in Caribbean Small States as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.

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.

Caribbean Small States vs Nigeria: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Caribbean Small States

18.93

in 2018

Nigeria

37.55

in 2010

Caribbean Small States rank

28th

Nigeria rank

27th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Caribbean Small States
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 37.55 against 18.93 in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 18.62.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Caribbean Small States	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.31	33.77	0.4555	Nigeria
1980s	28.55	38.8	10.25	Nigeria
1990s	26.52	38.15	11.63	Nigeria
2000s	22.38	39.54	17.16	Nigeria
2010s	19.37	37.55	18.19	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Caribbean Small States or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 37.55 against 18.93 in Caribbean Small States as of 2010.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Caribbean Small States and Nigeria?: 18.62, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Caribbean Small States and Nigeria rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Caribbean Small States ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 41 groups.
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: 20 August 2026

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