India vs Lesotho: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

India
32.75
in 2017
Lesotho
32.95
in 2017
India rank
39th
Lesotho rank
38th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • India
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.95 against 32.75 in India, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

India ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 42.15 49.06 6.9 Lesotho
1990s 40 44.37 4.37 Lesotho
2000s 40.54 47.12 6.59 Lesotho
2010s 33.04 33.18 0.1425 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, India or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 32.95 against 32.75 in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between India and Lesotho?
0.2, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Lesotho rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
India ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 38th 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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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.