Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
113
Highest
252.01 headcount basis
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
4.7 headcount basis
Cayman Islands
Median
18.37 headcount basis
Years covered
29
1997β2025
Data points
3,996
What the numbers show
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 252.01 headcount basis in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 4.7 headcount basis in Cayman Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.37 headcount basis, and the mean is 34.36 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 661.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 81.3%).
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 252.01 headcount basis | 2018 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 1 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 30.67 headcount basis | 2015 | up 43.6% | falling |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 229.92 headcount basis | 2024 | up 399.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 16.14 headcount basis | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 3 | Suriname | 169.62 headcount basis | 2023 | up 489.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Tokelau | 13.5 headcount basis | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 161.09 headcount basis | 2024 | up 661.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 8.18 headcount basis | 2019 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 158.57 headcount basis | 2023 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 5 | Niue | 4.5 headcount basis | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 143.97 headcount basis | 2023 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 135.89 headcount basis | 2012 | up 165.2% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 106.62 headcount basis | 2020 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 105.51 headcount basis | 2024 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 76.45 headcount basis | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 11 | Cambodia | 73.9 headcount basis | 2024 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 12 | Eritrea, The State of | 72.72 headcount basis | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 63.09 headcount basis | 2025 | up 150.4% | rising |
| 14 | Burundi | 62.4 headcount basis | 2025 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 15 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 61.14 headcount basis | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 51.26 headcount basis | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 17 | Ghana | 50.73 headcount basis | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 18 | Senegal | 49.12 headcount basis | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 43.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 43.17 headcount basis | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 42.81 headcount basis | 2021 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 41.21 headcount basis | 2022 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia, The | 39.85 headcount basis | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 38.87 headcount basis | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 37.89 headcount basis | 2022 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 37.22 headcount basis | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 27 | Malaysia | 36.09 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 28 | Chad | 35.28 headcount basis | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 33.28 headcount basis | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 31.7 headcount basis | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 30.95 headcount basis | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 32 | Maldives | 29.74 headcount basis | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.5 headcount basis | 2012 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 29.46 headcount basis | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 29.16 headcount basis | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 36 | El Salvador | 28.66 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 28.23 headcount basis | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 27.44 headcount basis | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 39 | Algeria | 27.26 headcount basis | 2025 | β | flat |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 26.89 headcount basis | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 26.77 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 42 | Grenada | 26.38 headcount basis | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyz Republic | 25.74 headcount basis | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 44 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 25.73 headcount basis | 2023 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 25.58 headcount basis | 2022 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 25.38 headcount basis | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 47 | Mexico | 23.52 headcount basis | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 48 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 23.46 headcount basis | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | Belize | 21.84 headcount basis | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 20.2 headcount basis | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.8 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 52 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 19.55 headcount basis | 2012 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 53 | Seychelles | 19.41 headcount basis | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 54 | Monaco | 19.18 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 55 | Ecuador | 18.86 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 56 | Myanmar | 18.37 headcount basis | 2018 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 18.04 headcount basis | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 17.76 headcount basis | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 59 | Cuba | 17.53 headcount basis | 2023 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 60 | Naoero, Republic of | 17 headcount basis | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 61 | Barbados | 16.91 headcount basis | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 62 | Croatia, Republic of | 16.67 headcount basis | 2003 | β | falling |
| 63 | Palestine | 16.56 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 16.2 headcount basis | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 65 | Jordan | 16 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 66 | Oman | 15.93 headcount basis | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 67 | Vietnam | 15.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 15.76 headcount basis | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 15.58 headcount basis | 2024 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 15.39 headcount basis | 2017 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 71 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 15.26 headcount basis | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 72 | Qatar | 15.18 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 73 | United States | 15.18 headcount basis | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 14.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 14.72 headcount basis | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Fiji, Republic of | 14.7 headcount basis | 2024 | β | rising |
| 77 | Bhutan | 14.36 headcount basis | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 14.26 headcount basis | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 79 | Mauritius | 14.01 headcount basis | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 13.7 headcount basis | 2022 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 81 | Dominica | 13.55 headcount basis | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 82 | India | 13.53 headcount basis | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 83 | Tonga | 13.51 headcount basis | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 84 | Cyprus | 12.99 headcount basis | 2021 | β | falling |
| 85 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 12.93 headcount basis | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 86 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 12.63 headcount basis | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 87 | Bahamas, The | 12.48 headcount basis | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 12.27 headcount basis | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 89 | Andorra, Principality of | 12.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 90 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 12.24 headcount basis | 2024 | β | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 12.01 headcount basis | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 11.84 headcount basis | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 93 | Samoa | 11.75 headcount basis | 2018 | β | rising |
| 94 | Spain | 11.49 headcount basis | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.38 headcount basis | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.11 headcount basis | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 97 | Korea, Republic of | 10.94 headcount basis | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 98 | Malta | 10.72 headcount basis | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 99 | Lithuania, Republic of | 10.55 headcount basis | 2020 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 100 | Latvia, Republic of | 10.44 headcount basis | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 101 | Thailand | 9.76 headcount basis | 2025 | β | rising |
| 102 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 8.95 headcount basis | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia, Republic of | 8.77 headcount basis | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 104 | Bermuda | 8.59 headcount basis | 2014 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 105 | Kuwait | 6.83 headcount basis | 2021 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus, Republic of | 6.79 headcount basis | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 107 | San Marino, Republic of | 5.9 headcount basis | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 108 | Cayman Islands | 4.7 headcount basis | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 101.34 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 94.37 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 87.71 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 70.14 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 69.01 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 67.98 headcount basis
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 67.97 headcount basis
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 66.57 headcount basis
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 63.84 headcount basis
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 62.75 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 61.42 headcount basis
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 60.01 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release