Greece vs Türkiye: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Greece
38.75
in 2017
Türkiye
47.44
in 2017
Greece rank
6th
Türkiye rank
4th

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary over time

  • Greece
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 47.44 against 38.75 in Greece, a difference of 8.69.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 19.67 17.97 1.7 Greece
1980s 13.64 16.57 2.94 Türkiye
1990s 19.73 24.63 4.9 Türkiye
2000s 22.75 25.46 2.71 Türkiye
2010s 40.05 41.31 1.27 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary, Greece or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 47.44 against 38.75 in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary between Greece and Türkiye?
8.69, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Türkiye?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Greece and Türkiye rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
Greece ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 4th 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

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