Mauritania vs Turkey: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Mauritania
42.95
in 2013
Turkey
47.44
in 2017
Mauritania rank
5th
Turkey rank
4th

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary over time

  • Mauritania
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 47.44 against 42.95 in Mauritania, a difference of 4.49.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Turkey ahead.

Mauritania ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 4.34 19.29 14.95 Turkey
1980s 20.01 20.13 0.1229 Turkey
1990s 27.84 24.58 3.26 Mauritania
2000s 29.14 25.99 3.14 Mauritania
2010s 41.99 35.61 6.38 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary, Mauritania or Turkey?
Turkey, at 47.44 against 42.95 in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary between Mauritania and Turkey?
4.49, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkey?
24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
How do Mauritania and Turkey rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
Mauritania ranks 5th and Turkey 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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About this data

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.