How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

21.57

in 2018

Nigeria

37.55

in 2010

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

24th

Nigeria rank

27th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 37.55 against 21.57 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.98.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31.43	33.77	2.33	Nigeria
1980s	28.97	38.8	9.83	Nigeria
1990s	26.35	38.15	11.8	Nigeria
2000s	24.14	39.54	15.4	Nigeria
2010s	23.28	37.55	14.27	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 37.55 against 21.57 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria?: 15.98, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 43 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: 03 September 2026

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