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

Senegal
36.32
in 2018
Upper middle income
18.39
in 2018
Senegal rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Senegal
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 36.32 against 18.39 in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.93.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 43.04 28.96 14.08 Senegal
1980s 46.43 25.79 20.65 Senegal
1990s 56.54 23.87 32.67 Senegal
2000s 42.54 20.78 21.76 Senegal
2010s 33.01 18.54 14.47 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Senegal or Upper middle income?
Senegal, at 36.32 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Senegal and Upper middle income?
17.93, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Upper middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Senegal and Upper middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Senegal ranks 30th 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.