India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

India
32.75
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
31.16
in 2017
India rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • India
  • Sao Tome and Principe
010203040197119942017

How they compare

India currently reports 32.75 against 31.16 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.59.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 41.73 33.76 7.97 India
1990s 40 36.01 3.99 India
2000s 40.66 32.67 8 India
2010s 33.04 32.66 0.3724 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
India, at 32.75 against 31.16 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.59, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
India ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th 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.