Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Central African Republic, at 83.41 against 37.36 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.

What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

46.05, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Central African Republic

83.41

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

37.36

in 2018

Central African Republic rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

4th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 83.41 against 37.36 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 46.05.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	65.37	37.08	28.29	Central African Republic
1980s	63.38	36.86	26.53	Central African Republic
1990s	83.7	36.16	47.54	Central African Republic
2000s	94.49	43.25	51.24	Central African Republic
2010s	82.29	40.54	41.75	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Central African Republic, at 83.41 against 37.36 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 46.05, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Central African Republic ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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: 03 September 2026

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