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
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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

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.