What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary between Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom?

0.22, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom?

12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2013.

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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs United Kingdom: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Democratic Republic of the Congo

15.34

in 2013

United Kingdom

15.56

in 2017

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

89th

United Kingdom rank

87th

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.56 against 15.34 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 87th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.84	12.84	0.9976	Democratic Republic of the Congo
1990s	15.93	22.58	6.65	United Kingdom
2000s	14.97	17.91	2.94	United Kingdom
2010s	18.22	17.13	1.09	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary, Democratic Republic of the Congo or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 15.56 against 15.34 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary between Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom?: 0.22, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2013.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 87th 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.