Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Korea, Republic of or Thailand?

Thailand, at 16.64 against 16.29 in Korea, Republic of as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Thailand?

33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Korea, Republic of vs Thailand: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Korea, Republic of

16.29

in 2017

Thailand

16.64

in 2018

Korea, Republic of rank

124th

Thailand rank

121st

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Korea, Republic of
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 16.64 against 16.29 in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 0.35.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea, Republic of ahead.

Korea, Republic of ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 121st of 199 countries.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	52.18	30.33	21.85	Korea, Republic of
1980s	39.4	20.09	19.31	Korea, Republic of
1990s	32.74	20.12	12.62	Korea, Republic of
2000s	28.61	18.4	10.21	Korea, Republic of
2010s	17.64	16.31	1.34	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Korea, Republic of or Thailand?: Thailand, at 16.64 against 16.29 in Korea, Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Korea, Republic of and Thailand?: 0.35, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Thailand?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Korea, Republic of and Thailand rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Korea, Republic of ranks 124th and Thailand ranks 121st 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: 06 August 2026

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