Mali vs Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Mali
37.83
in 2018
Upper middle income
18.39
in 2018
Mali rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Mali
  • Upper middle income
20406080197019942018

How they compare

Mali currently reports 37.83 against 18.39 in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.44.

That makes Mali's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 41.35 28.96 12.39 Mali
1980s 38.22 25.79 12.43 Mali
1990s 64.54 23.87 40.67 Mali
2000s 55.51 20.78 34.73 Mali
2010s 42.56 18.53 24.03 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Mali or Upper middle income?
Mali, at 37.83 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Mali and Upper middle income?
19.44, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Upper middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mali and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Mali ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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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About this data

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.