Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, IDA only or United Republic of Tanzania?

United Republic of Tanzania, at 50.63 against 35.98 in IDA only as of 2018.

What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between IDA only and United Republic of Tanzania?

14.65, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and United Republic of Tanzania?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

IDA only vs United Republic of Tanzania: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

IDA only

35.98

in 2018

United Republic of Tanzania

50.63

in 2018

IDA only rank

6th

United Republic of Tanzania rank

8th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

IDA only
United Republic of Tanzania

How they compare

United Republic of Tanzania currently reports 50.63 against 35.98 in IDA only, a difference of 14.65.

That makes United Republic of Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Republic of Tanzania ahead.

IDA only ranks 6th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 2 and United Republic of Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	United Republic of Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40.32	47.5	7.18	United Republic of Tanzania
1980s	39.63	36.41	3.22	IDA only
1990s	40.1	36.77	3.33	IDA only
2000s	42.49	53.51	11.02	United Republic of Tanzania
2010s	37.7	46.09	8.39	United Republic of Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, IDA only or United Republic of Tanzania?: United Republic of Tanzania, at 50.63 against 35.98 in IDA only as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between IDA only and United Republic of Tanzania?: 14.65, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and United Republic of Tanzania?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do IDA only and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: IDA only ranks 6th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th 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.