Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
113
Highest
175.19 headcount basis
Madagascar
Lowest
8.24 headcount basis
Puerto Rico
Median
21.37 headcount basis
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
3,418
What the numbers show
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 175.19 headcount basis in Madagascar; the lowest is 8.24 headcount basis in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.37 headcount basis, and the mean is 28.69 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 317.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 84.1%).
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 175.19 headcount basis | 2024 | up 317.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Belize | 158.71 headcount basis | 2024 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 87.54 headcount basis | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 4 | Togo | 84.45 headcount basis | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 64.66 headcount basis | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 63.48 headcount basis | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 61.51 headcount basis | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Burundi | 60.79 headcount basis | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 57.29 headcount basis | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 54.32 headcount basis | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 54.03 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Palestine | 53.24 headcount basis | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 51.88 headcount basis | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 51.72 headcount basis | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Tanzania | 50.75 headcount basis | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Cambodia | 49.24 headcount basis | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.14 headcount basis | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 45.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 44.08 headcount basis | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 43.5 headcount basis | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 43.12 headcount basis | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 37.74 headcount basis | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 37.57 headcount basis | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 36.87 headcount basis | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 36.75 headcount basis | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.99 headcount basis | 2023 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mongolia | 35.44 headcount basis | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cook Islands | 34.93 headcount basis | 2024 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 32.86 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 32.72 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 31.88 headcount basis | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 31.43 headcount basis | 2024 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho | 31.14 headcount basis | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 34 | Suriname | 30.46 headcount basis | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 29.91 headcount basis | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Nauru | 29.88 headcount basis | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 29.12 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | Grenada | 28.63 headcount basis | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 28.57 headcount basis | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 27.21 headcount basis | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 26.95 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 26.12 headcount basis | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 43 | Djibouti | 25.45 headcount basis | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 44 | India | 25.31 headcount basis | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 25.27 headcount basis | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 46 | Laos | 24.77 headcount basis | 2018 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 24.4 headcount basis | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 48 | Philippines | 24.3 headcount basis | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 24.26 headcount basis | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 50 | Kiribati | 24.15 headcount basis | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 23.59 headcount basis | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 23.46 headcount basis | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 23.25 headcount basis | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 23.12 headcount basis | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 22.73 headcount basis | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 21.93 headcount basis | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 57 | Armenia | 21.37 headcount basis | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 20.18 headcount basis | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 59 | Bahamas | 20.07 headcount basis | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 19.98 headcount basis | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 19.88 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Tonga | 19.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 63 | Indonesia | 19.53 headcount basis | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 19.11 headcount basis | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 65 | Moldova | 18.6 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.27 headcount basis | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 18.1 headcount basis | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 17.94 headcount basis | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 17.45 headcount basis | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 17.34 headcount basis | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.44 headcount basis | 2024 | — | falling |
| 72 | China | 16.31 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 73 | Tunisia | 15.81 headcount basis | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 15.61 headcount basis | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.36 headcount basis | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 15.23 headcount basis | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 15.22 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 78 | Lithuania | 15.2 headcount basis | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 15.11 headcount basis | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 80 | Niue | 15 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 81 | Seychelles | 14.96 headcount basis | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 14.76 headcount basis | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 14.56 headcount basis | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 14.51 headcount basis | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 85 | South Korea | 14.48 headcount basis | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 86 | Singapore | 14.35 headcount basis | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 14.34 headcount basis | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 88 | Dominica | 14.1 headcount basis | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 14.09 headcount basis | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 13.91 headcount basis | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritius | 13.76 headcount basis | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 13.42 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 93 | United States | 13.39 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 94 | Macao | 13.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 95 | Brunei | 13.2 headcount basis | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 96 | Bahrain | 13.01 headcount basis | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 97 | Monaco | 12.24 headcount basis | 2024 | — | rising |
| 98 | Maldives | 12.18 headcount basis | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 12.07 headcount basis | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 12 headcount basis | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 11.78 headcount basis | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 102 | Spain | 11.77 headcount basis | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 11.69 headcount basis | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 11.66 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 105 | Cuba | 11.44 headcount basis | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 106 | Cyprus | 11.27 headcount basis | 2021 | — | falling |
| 107 | Oman | 10.31 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 10.29 headcount basis | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | 10.25 headcount basis | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 110 | Andorra | 10.21 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Tokelau | 10 headcount basis | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 112 | San Marino | 8.62 headcount basis | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 8.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 126.27 headcount basis
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 74.69 headcount basis
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 69.97 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 57.24 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Western and Central 56.17 headcount basis
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 55.21 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 54.59 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 53.64 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 53.46 headcount basis
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 53.15 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 53.15 headcount basis
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 52.95 headcount basis
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 52.95 headcount basis
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 52.9 headcount basis
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 52.86 headcount basis
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 52.86 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 52.86 headcount basis
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 52.81 headcount basis
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 52.8 headcount basis
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 52.77 headcount basis
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 51.88 headcount basis
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 51.67 headcount basis
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 51.62 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 51.61 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 51.61 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 51.61 headcount basis
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 51.6 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 51.6 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 2 51.27 headcount basis
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 51.06 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 51.01 headcount basis
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 50.32 headcount basis
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 49.98 headcount basis
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 49.76 headcount basis
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 49.41 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 49.34 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 49.25 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 49.11 headcount basis
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 48.77 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 1 48.29 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release