How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Early-demographic dividend?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

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.

Congo vs Early-demographic dividend: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Congo

44.44

in 2012

Early-demographic dividend

27.85

in 2018

Congo rank

13th

Early-demographic dividend rank

14th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Congo
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Congo currently reports 44.44 against 27.85 in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.59.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 13th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	59.54	36.3	23.25	Congo
1980s	59.79	34.24	25.55	Congo
1990s	68.83	32.4	36.43	Congo
2000s	61.51	31.5	30.02	Congo
2010s	46.89	29.39	17.51	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Congo or Early-demographic dividend?: Congo, at 44.44 against 27.85 in Early-demographic dividend as of 2012.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Congo and Early-demographic dividend?: 16.59, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Early-demographic dividend?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Congo ranks 13th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th 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.

Individual pages

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: 06 August 2026

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