Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
139
Highest
240.39 headcount basis
Madagascar
Lowest
5.67 headcount basis
San Marino
Median
23.46 headcount basis
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,776
What the numbers show
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 240.39 headcount basis in Madagascar; the lowest is 5.67 headcount basis in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.46 headcount basis, and the mean is 30.25 headcount basis.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 441.1%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 64.7%).
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 240.39 headcount basis | 2019 | up 441.1% | rising |
| 2 | Chad | 188.99 headcount basis | 2024 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 113.68 headcount basis | 2017 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 75.92 headcount basis | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 67.66 headcount basis | 2014 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 6 | Rwanda | 65.13 headcount basis | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 63.57 headcount basis | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | Guinea | 62.57 headcount basis | 2020 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.39 headcount basis | 2015 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 60.79 headcount basis | 2025 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 59.89 headcount basis | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 12 | Micronesia (country) | 58.23 headcount basis | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 57.74 headcount basis | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 57.05 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 55.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 55.61 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 17 | Congo | 55.33 headcount basis | 2012 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 18 | Laos | 51.96 headcount basis | 2025 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 51.88 headcount basis | 2021 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 50.04 headcount basis | 2023 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 21 | Cambodia | 49.24 headcount basis | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 22 | Nigeria | 49.1 headcount basis | 2018 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.14 headcount basis | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 24 | Ghana | 45.53 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 25 | Maldives | 45.14 headcount basis | 2024 | up 223.2% | falling |
| 26 | Niger | 43.63 headcount basis | 2024 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 27 | Eritrea | 43.03 headcount basis | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 42.29 headcount basis | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 29 | Tanzania | 42.11 headcount basis | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritania | 42.06 headcount basis | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 39.39 headcount basis | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 32 | Syria | 39.24 headcount basis | 2024 | — | rising |
| 33 | Djibouti | 38.53 headcount basis | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 34 | Eswatini | 37.57 headcount basis | 2022 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 35 | Gambia | 36.87 headcount basis | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 36 | Mongolia | 36.83 headcount basis | 2024 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 36.75 headcount basis | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 38 | Egypt | 36.6 headcount basis | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 33.24 headcount basis | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 31.28 headcount basis | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 41 | Suriname | 30.31 headcount basis | 2023 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 29.91 headcount basis | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 29.12 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 44 | Grenada | 28.63 headcount basis | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 45 | Kenya | 28.57 headcount basis | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 46 | Iran | 28.52 headcount basis | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 27.64 headcount basis | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 48 | Bhutan | 27.21 headcount basis | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 49 | Kiribati | 26.61 headcount basis | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 50 | India | 26.58 headcount basis | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 51 | Mexico | 26.52 headcount basis | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 52 | Vietnam | 26.14 headcount basis | 2024 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 26.12 headcount basis | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 54 | Comoros | 25.85 headcount basis | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 55 | Nauru | 25.8 headcount basis | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Anguilla | 25.77 headcount basis | 2015 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 57 | Myanmar | 25.55 headcount basis | 2018 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 25.39 headcount basis | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 59 | Armenia | 25.13 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 24.89 headcount basis | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 61 | Ecuador | 24.86 headcount basis | 2024 | — | flat |
| 62 | Philippines | 24.76 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 63 | Liberia | 24.57 headcount basis | 2022 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.54 headcount basis | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 65 | Morocco | 24.26 headcount basis | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 66 | Marshall Islands | 24.18 headcount basis | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 67 | Russia | 24.05 headcount basis | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 23.63 headcount basis | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.49 headcount basis | 2018 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 23.46 headcount basis | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 71 | Botswana | 22.99 headcount basis | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 22.58 headcount basis | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 22.3 headcount basis | 2017 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 22.08 headcount basis | 2017 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 21.38 headcount basis | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 20.92 headcount basis | 2023 | — | flat |
| 77 | Palestine | 20.56 headcount basis | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 78 | Fiji | 20.3 headcount basis | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 79 | Belize | 20.22 headcount basis | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 20.18 headcount basis | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia | 20.16 headcount basis | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 82 | Belarus | 20.08 headcount basis | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 83 | Bahamas | 20.07 headcount basis | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 84 | Montserrat | 19.91 headcount basis | 2019 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 85 | Tonga | 19.78 headcount basis | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.6 headcount basis | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.21 headcount basis | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 18.62 headcount basis | 2021 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 89 | Moldova | 18.45 headcount basis | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 90 | Jamaica | 18.42 headcount basis | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 18.3 headcount basis | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 92 | Guyana | 18.21 headcount basis | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 17.73 headcount basis | 2003 | — | falling |
| 94 | Jordan | 17.34 headcount basis | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 95 | Cook Islands | 16.01 headcount basis | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 96 | Seychelles | 15.93 headcount basis | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 97 | Tunisia | 15.81 headcount basis | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 98 | Dominica | 15.8 headcount basis | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 15.64 headcount basis | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.36 headcount basis | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 101 | Malta | 15.34 headcount basis | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 102 | Uruguay | 15.23 headcount basis | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 103 | Lithuania | 15.2 headcount basis | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 104 | Niue | 15 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Aruba | 14.86 headcount basis | 2012 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 14.83 headcount basis | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 107 | Ukraine | 14.71 headcount basis | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 108 | Singapore | 14.63 headcount basis | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 109 | Thailand | 14.56 headcount basis | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 110 | South Korea | 14.48 headcount basis | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 14.09 headcount basis | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 13.91 headcount basis | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritius | 13.76 headcount basis | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 114 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.6 headcount basis | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 115 | Barbados | 13.51 headcount basis | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 13.42 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 117 | Macao | 13.4 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 118 | United States | 13.39 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 119 | Monaco | 13.26 headcount basis | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 120 | Bahrain | 13.01 headcount basis | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 121 | Gibraltar | 12.63 headcount basis | 2020 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 12.46 headcount basis | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 12.13 headcount basis | 2020 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 124 | Qatar | 12.07 headcount basis | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 125 | Latvia | 11.96 headcount basis | 2022 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 126 | Malaysia | 11.87 headcount basis | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 127 | Portugal | 11.78 headcount basis | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 128 | Spain | 11.77 headcount basis | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 129 | Brunei | 11.34 headcount basis | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 130 | Cyprus | 11.27 headcount basis | 2021 | — | falling |
| 131 | Oman | 10.31 headcount basis | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 132 | Andorra | 10.21 headcount basis | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 133 | Tokelau | 10 headcount basis | 2025 | down 43.8% | flat |
| 134 | Georgia | 9.43 headcount basis | 2009 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 135 | Cuba | 8.34 headcount basis | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 136 | Kuwait | 8.09 headcount basis | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 6.78 headcount basis | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 138 | Bermuda | 6.72 headcount basis | 2014 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 139 | San Marino | 5.67 headcount basis | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
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) 159.7 headcount basis
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 78.6 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 76.83 headcount basis
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 73.84 headcount basis
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 68.72 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 67 headcount basis
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 64.89 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 63.01 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 60.1 headcount basis
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 59.3 headcount basis
- GPE: Region 1 59.24 headcount basis
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 58.17 headcount basis
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 58.12 headcount basis
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 56.69 headcount basis
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 56.65 headcount basis
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 56.53 headcount basis
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 56.44 headcount basis
- WB: Ida Blend 56.16 headcount basis
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 55.95 headcount basis
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 55.91 headcount basis
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 55.86 headcount basis
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 55.7 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 55.69 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 55.68 headcount basis
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 55.68 headcount basis
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 55.67 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 55.67 headcount basis
- WB: Africa Western and Central 55.58 headcount basis
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 53.98 headcount basis
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 53.59 headcount basis
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 53.55 headcount basis
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 53.35 headcount basis
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 53.35 headcount basis
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 52.46 headcount basis
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 52.46 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 52.46 headcount basis
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 52.3 headcount basis
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 51.95 headcount basis
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 51.95 headcount basis
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 51.75 headcount basis
About this data
February 2026 Data Release