Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Pakistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Pakistan, at 44.08 against 33.25 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Pakistan vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pakistan

44.08

in 2018

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

33.25

in 2018

Pakistan rank

14th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

11th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Pakistan
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 44.08 against 33.25 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.83.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40.03	41.98	1.95	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	37.97	42.08	4.11	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	41.07	42.35	1.28	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	37.27	40.21	2.93	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	43.73	34.43	9.3	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Pakistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Pakistan, at 44.08 against 33.25 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Pakistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 10.83, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?: Pakistan ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th 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: 03 September 2026

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