How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.

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.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

17.67

in 2018

Somalia

35.52

in 2007

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

31st

Somalia rank

33rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 35.52 against 17.67 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 17.85.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd of 43 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29.28	41.44	12.16	Somalia
1980s	28.56	31.19	2.63	Somalia
2000s	19.11	35.52	16.41	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Somalia?: Somalia, at 35.52 against 17.67 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2007.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia?: 17.85, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd of 43 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: 03 September 2026

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