Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Lower middle income or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 44.08 against 28.87 in Lower middle income as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Pakistan?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Lower middle income vs Pakistan: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Lower middle income

28.87

in 2018

Pakistan

44.08

in 2018

Lower middle income rank

13th

Pakistan rank

14th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Lower middle income
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 44.08 against 28.87 in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.21.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	37.28	40.03	2.74	Pakistan
1980s	36.38	37.97	1.59	Pakistan
1990s	35.13	41.07	5.94	Pakistan
2000s	33.76	37.27	3.51	Pakistan
2010s	29.51	43.73	14.21	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Lower middle income or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 44.08 against 28.87 in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Lower middle income and Pakistan?: 15.21, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Pakistan?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Pakistan rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Lower middle income ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 41 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: 20 August 2026

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