Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Papua New Guinea
35.52
in 2016
Upper middle income
18.39
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
29th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.52 against 18.39 in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.13.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.89 | 29.01 | 0.8855 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 31.07 | 25.51 | 5.56 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 32.17 | 23.62 | 8.55 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 35.82 | 23.16 | 12.66 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 35.52 | 18.47 | 17.05 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35.52 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 17.13, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.