How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Malawi: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

39.66

in 2018

Malawi

58.68

in 2018

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

2nd

Malawi rank

3rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 58.68 against 39.66 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 19.02.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 3rd of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.62	63.22	21.6	Malawi
2000s	43.87	79.07	35.2	Malawi
2010s	40.95	71.35	30.41	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Malawi?: Malawi, at 58.68 against 39.66 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?: 19.02, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 3rd of 41 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: 20 August 2026

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