East Asia & Pacific vs Papua New Guinea: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

East Asia & Pacific
17.54
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
35.52
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.52 against 17.54 in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 17.98.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 29.4 29.89 0.4954 Papua New Guinea
1980s 25.78 31.07 5.29 Papua New Guinea
1990s 23.47 32.17 8.7 Papua New Guinea
2000s 23.49 35.82 12.32 Papua New Guinea
2010s 16.96 35.52 18.56 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, East Asia & Pacific or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 35.52 against 17.54 in East Asia & Pacific as of 2016.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
17.98, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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

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