Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Gambia or Upper middle income?

Gambia, at 36.14 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Upper middle income?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Gambia vs Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Gambia

36.14

in 2018

Upper middle income

18.39

in 2018

Gambia rank

31st

Upper middle income rank

29th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Gambia
Upper middle income

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 36.14 against 18.39 in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.75.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Gambia ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26.7	28.96	2.26	Upper middle income
1980s	25.83	25.84	0.0071	Upper middle income
1990s	32.17	23.87	8.31	Gambia
2000s	37.4	20.97	16.44	Gambia
2010s	37.72	18.55	19.16	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Gambia or Upper middle income?: Gambia, at 36.14 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Gambia and Upper middle income?: 17.75, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Upper middle income?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Gambia ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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: 20 August 2026

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