India vs Post-demographic dividend: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

India
32.75
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend
14.13
in 2018
India rank
39th
Post-demographic dividend rank
38th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • India
  • Post-demographic dividend
10203040197019942018

How they compare

India currently reports 32.75 against 14.13 in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.62.

That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 39th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 42.15 19.37 22.78 India
1990s 40 16.55 23.45 India
2000s 40.54 15.89 24.65 India
2010s 33.04 14.32 18.72 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, India or Post-demographic dividend?
India, at 32.75 against 14.13 in Post-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between India and Post-demographic dividend?
18.62, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Post-demographic dividend?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
India ranks 39th and Post-demographic dividend 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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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.