Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
175.19
Madagascar
Lowest
8.24
Puerto Rico
Median
21.37
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,060
What the numbers show
Pupil teacher ratio for primary education by country is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 175.19 in Madagascar; the lowest is 8.24 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.37, and the mean is 28.69.
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 teacher ratio for primary education by country: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 175.19 | 2024 | up 317.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Belize | 158.71 | 2024 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 87.54 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 4 | Togo | 84.45 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 64.66 | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 63.48 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 61.51 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Burundi | 60.79 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 57.29 | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 54.32 | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 54.03 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Palestine | 53.24 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 51.88 | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 51.72 | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Tanzania | 50.75 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Cambodia | 49.24 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.14 | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 45.53 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 44.08 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 43.5 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 43.12 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 37.74 | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 37.57 | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 36.87 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 36.75 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.99 | 2023 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mongolia | 35.44 | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cook Islands | 34.93 | 2024 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 32.86 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 32.72 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 31.88 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 31.43 | 2024 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho | 31.14 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 34 | Suriname | 30.46 | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 29.91 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Nauru | 29.88 | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 29.12 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | Grenada | 28.63 | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 28.57 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 27.21 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 26.95 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 26.12 | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 43 | Djibouti | 25.45 | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 44 | India | 25.31 | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 25.27 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 46 | Laos | 24.77 | 2018 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 24.4 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 48 | Philippines | 24.3 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 24.26 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 50 | Kiribati | 24.15 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 23.59 | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 23.46 | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 23.25 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 23.12 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 22.73 | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 21.93 | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 57 | Armenia | 21.37 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 20.18 | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 59 | Bahamas | 20.07 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 19.98 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 19.88 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Tonga | 19.85 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 63 | Indonesia | 19.53 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 19.11 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 65 | Moldova | 18.6 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.27 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 18.1 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 17.94 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 17.45 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 17.34 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.44 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 72 | China | 16.31 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 73 | Tunisia | 15.81 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 15.61 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.36 | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 15.23 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 15.22 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 78 | Lithuania | 15.2 | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 15.11 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 80 | Niue | 15 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 81 | Seychelles | 14.96 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 14.76 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 14.56 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 14.51 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 85 | South Korea | 14.48 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 86 | Singapore | 14.35 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 14.34 | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 88 | Dominica | 14.1 | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 14.09 | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 13.91 | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritius | 13.76 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 13.42 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 93 | United States | 13.39 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 94 | Macao | 13.24 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 95 | Brunei | 13.2 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 96 | Bahrain | 13.01 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 97 | Monaco | 12.24 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 98 | Maldives | 12.18 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 12.07 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 12 | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 11.78 | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 102 | Spain | 11.77 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 11.69 | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 11.66 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 105 | Cuba | 11.44 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 106 | Cyprus | 11.27 | 2021 | — | falling |
| 107 | Oman | 10.31 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 10.29 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | 10.25 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 110 | Andorra | 10.21 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Tokelau | 10 | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 112 | San Marino | 8.62 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 8.24 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |