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

Upper middle income
18.39
in 2018
Zimbabwe
36.41
in 2013
Upper middle income rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
28th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 36.41 against 18.39 in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.02.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 28.94 40.64 11.7 Zimbabwe
1980s 25.79 40.37 14.59 Zimbabwe
1990s 23.9 38.68 14.78 Zimbabwe
2000s 22.2 38.28 16.08 Zimbabwe
2010s 18.71 36.13 17.43 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 36.41 against 18.39 in Upper middle income as of 2013.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
18.02, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Upper middle income ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 42 groups.
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

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