How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

31 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.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Chad

56.89

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

37.37

in 2018

Chad rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

3rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Chad currently reports 56.89 against 37.37 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.52.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	65.45	37.19	28.25	Chad
1980s	67.74	36.36	31.38	Chad
1990s	64.86	38.39	26.47	Chad
2000s	65.83	43.05	22.78	Chad
2010s	59.58	39.5	20.09	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Chad, at 56.89 against 37.37 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 19.52, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Chad ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.