European Union vs Samoa: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

European Union
13.3
in 2018
Samoa
30.24
in 2010
European Union rank
40th
Samoa rank
44th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • European Union
  • Samoa
0102030197019942018

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 30.24 against 13.3 in European Union, a difference of 16.94.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.3 times European Union's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 44th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 19.17 22.9 3.74 Samoa
1980s 17.62 19.09 1.47 Samoa
1990s 15.14 20.24 5.09 Samoa
2000s 13.95 28.16 14.21 Samoa
2010s 13.08 30.24 17.16 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, European Union or Samoa?
Samoa, at 30.24 against 13.3 in European Union as of 2010.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between European Union and Samoa?
16.94, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Samoa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do European Union and Samoa rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
European Union ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 44th of 42 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union vs Samoa: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/pupil-teacher-ratio-primary/european-union/samoa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/pupil-teacher-ratio-primary/european-union/samoa/">European Union vs Samoa: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary</a> — Statizoid

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

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