Bulgaria vs Portugal: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Bulgaria
11.25
in 2017
Portugal
10.46
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
136th
Portugal rank
138th

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
051015197119942017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 11.25 against 10.46 in Portugal, a difference of 0.79.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 136th and Portugal ranks 138th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 11.21 12.74 1.53 Portugal
1980s 7.08 8.73 1.65 Portugal
1990s 8.55 11.96 3.41 Portugal
2000s 11.62 10.58 1.05 Bulgaria
2010s 12.49 10.54 1.95 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Bulgaria, at 11.25 against 10.46 in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary between Bulgaria and Portugal?
0.79, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 136th and Portugal ranks 138th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 3,762 data points, 1970–2019
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Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.