Countries Ranked by Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) (2018)

Name: Countries Ranked by Pupil-teacher ratio (primary)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pupil-teacher ratio (primary): each country's latest value (2013–2018), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Central African Republic ranks #1 with 83.4 pupils per teacher (2016). Rwanda is second with 59.5 pupils per teacher, 40.2% behind. The top five are Central African Republic, Rwanda, Malawi, Chad and Mozambique. The median across all 176 is 18.7 pupils per teacher; San Marino is last at 6.93 pupils per teacher. Central African Republic's figure has fallen 6% since 2005 (88.6 pupils per teacher to 83.4 pupils per teacher in 2016).

#1: Central African Republic · 83.4 pupils per teacher
Median: 18.7 pupils per teacher
Coverage: 176 countries
Data year: 2018
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) (pupils per teacher). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Central African Republic 83.4; 2. Rwanda 59.5; 3. Malawi 58.7; 4. Chad 56.9; 5. Mozambique 55.3; 6. Tanzania 50.6; 7. Angola 50; 8. Afghanistan 48.8; 9. Guinea 47.1; 10. South Sudan 46.8.

Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) over time, top 5 (pupils per teacher). Central African Republic: 88.6 in 2005 to 83.4 in 2016; Rwanda: 57.1 in 1997 to 59.5 in 2018; Malawi: 63.2 in 1999 to 58.7 in 2018; Chad: 60.9 in 1994 to 56.9 in 2016; Mozambique: 57.7 in 1994 to 55.3 in 2018.

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Countries Ranked by Pupil-teacher ratio (primary), 2018
Rank	Country	Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) (pupils per teacher)	Year
1	Central African Republic	83.4	2016
2	Rwanda	59.5	2018
3	Malawi	58.7	2018
4	Chad	56.9	2016
5	Mozambique	55.3	2018
6	Tanzania	50.6	2018
7	Angola	50	2015
8	Afghanistan	48.8	2018
9	Guinea	47.1	2016
10	South Sudan	46.8	2015
11	Cameroon	44.8	2018
12	Pakistan	44.1	2018
13	Uganda	42.7	2017
14	Burundi	42.5	2018
15	Zambia	42.1	2017
16	Côte d'Ivoire	41.8	2018
17	Cambodia	41.7	2018
18	Naoero	40.2	2016
19	Togo	40.1	2018
20	Madagascar	39.8	2018
21	Burkina Faso	39.7	2018
22	Benin	39.2	2018
23	Eritrea	38.7	2018
24	Mali	37.8	2018
25	Zimbabwe	36.4	2013
26	Niger	36.3	2017
27	Senegal	36.3	2018
28	Gambia, The	36.1	2018
29	Papua New Guinea	35.5	2016
30	Bhutan	34.7	2018
31	Mauritania	34.3	2018
32	Congo, Dem. Rep.	33.2	2015
33	Lesotho	32.9	2017
34	India	32.8	2017
35	São Tomé and Principe	31.2	2017
36	Kenya	30.7	2015
37	Mongolia	30.4	2018
38	South Africa	30.3	2015
39	Bangladesh	30.1	2018
40	Djibouti	29.4	2018
41	Philippines	29.1	2017
42	Iran, Islamic Rep.	28.5	2017
43	Comoros	28.1	2018
44	Sierra Leone	27.5	2018
45	Ghana	27	2019
46	Timor-Leste	26.9	2018
47	Yemen, Rep.	26.9	2016
48	El Salvador	26.9	2018
49	Morocco	26.8	2018
50	Eswatini	26.6	2017
51	Vanuatu	26.6	2015
52	Mexico	26.6	2017
53	Honduras	25.6	2017
54	Kiribati	25.5	2017
55	Solomon Islands	25.4	2018
56	Namibia	25.1	2018
57	Kyrgyz Republic	25	2018
58	Jamaica	24.8	2018
59	United Arab Emirates	24.5	2016
60	West Bank and Gaza	24.5	2018
61	Myanmar	24.4	2018
62	Algeria	24.3	2018
63	Ecuador	24.3	2018
64	Botswana	23.7	2015
65	Egypt, Arab Rep.	23.7	2018
66	Colombia	23.3	2018
67	Equatorial Guinea	23.2	2015
68	Lao PDR	22.3	2018
69	Liberia	22.3	2017
70	Tajikistan	22.3	2017
71	Panama	22	2017
72	Sri Lanka	21.7	2018
73	Tonga	21.6	2015
74	Uzbekistan	21.5	2018
75	Russian Federation	21.3	2017
76	Cabo Verde	21.1	2018
77	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	20.3	2018
78	Viet Nam	20.3	2018
79	Guatemala	20.3	2018
80	Brazil	20.2	2017
81	Belize	19.8	2018
82	Nepal	19.7	2019
83	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	19.7	2015
84	Bahamas, The	19.4	2018
85	Romania	19.3	2017
86	Belarus	19.2	2018
87	Czechia	18.9	2013
88	Dominican Republic	18.9	2018
89	Jordan	18.5	2018
90	France	18.2	2013
91	Moldova	17.9	2018
92	Bolivia	17.8	2018
93	Chile	17.8	2017
94	Turks and Caicos Islands	17.7	2018
95	Albania	17.6	2018
96	Peru	17.4	2018
97	Kazakhstan	17.2	2019
98	Indonesia	17	2018
99	Türkiye	17	2017
100	Bosnia and Herzegovina	16.9	2018

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#1 Central African Republic

Central African Republic ranks #1 on this list with 83.4 pupils per teacher (2016).

Capital: Bangui
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 5.51 million people (2025)
GDP: US$3.07 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$556.1 (2025)
Life expectancy: 57.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 44.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in population ages 0-14 share · #1 in age dependency ratio · #1 in age dependency ratio (young).

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#2 Rwanda

Rwanda ranks #2 on this list with 59.5 pupils per teacher.

Capital: Kigali
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 14.57 million people (2025)
GDP: US$16.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,124 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68 years (2024)
Urban population: 30.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kigali.

Also ranks #1 in women in parliament share · #2 in school enrolment (primary) · #7 in arable land share.

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#3 Malawi

Malawi ranks #3 on this list with 58.7 pupils per teacher.

Capital: Lilongwe
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 22.22 million people (2025)
GDP: US$14.92 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$671.5 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 17.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in school enrolment (primary) · #3 in poverty headcount ratio · #3 in livestock production index.

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#4 Chad

Chad ranks #4 on this list with 56.9 pupils per teacher (2016).

Capital: N'Djamena
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 21 million people (2025)
GDP: US$21.47 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,022 (2025)
Life expectancy: 55.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 27.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: N'Djamena.

Also ranks #1 in fertility rate · #2 in birth rate · #2 in maternal mortality ratio.

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#5 Mozambique

Mozambique ranks #5 on this list with 55.3 pupils per teacher.

Capital: Maputo
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 35.63 million people (2025)
GDP: US$22.34 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$626.9 (2025)
Life expectancy: 63.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 37.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Maputo, Matola.

Also ranks #2 in poverty headcount ratio · #3 in income share of richest 10% · #4 in debt service share of exports.

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#6 Tanzania

Tanzania ranks #6 on this list with 50.6 pupils per teacher.

Capital: Dodoma
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 70.55 million people (2025)
GDP: US$90.14 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,319 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 36.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Dar es Salaam.

Also ranks #4 in labour force participation rate · #4 in female labour force participation · #5 in livestock production index.

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#7 Angola

Angola ranks #7 on this list with 50 pupils per teacher (2015).

Capital: Luanda
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 39.04 million people (2025)
GDP: US$122.17 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,130 (2025)
Life expectancy: 64.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi.

Also ranks #4 in gini index · #4 in oil rents share of gdp · #5 in income share of richest 10%.

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#8 Afghanistan

Afghanistan ranks #8 on this list with 48.8 pupils per teacher.

Capital: Kabul
Continent: Asia
Income group: Low income
Population: 43.84 million people (2025)
GDP: US$17.78 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$416.9 (2024)
Life expectancy: 66.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 25.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kabul.

Also ranks #1 in refugee population by origin · #4 in health expenditure share of gdp · #6 in agriculture value added share of gdp.

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#9 Guinea

Guinea ranks #9 on this list with 47.1 pupils per teacher (2016).

Capital: Conakry
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 15.1 million people (2025)
GDP: US$28.35 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,877 (2025)
Life expectancy: 60.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 38.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Conakry.

Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.

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#10 South Sudan

South Sudan ranks #10 on this list with 46.8 pupils per teacher (2015).

Capital: Juba
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 12.19 million people (2025)
Life expectancy: 57.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 21.7% of population (2025)
Currency: South Sudanese pound
Official languages: English

Also ranks #1 in infant mortality rate · #4 in inflation rate · #4 in maternal mortality ratio.

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Source and method

Pupil-teacher ratio (primary): each country's latest value (2013–2018), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Central African Republic

#2 Rwanda

#3 Malawi

#4 Chad

#5 Mozambique

#6 Tanzania

#7 Angola

#8 Afghanistan

#9 Guinea

#10 South Sudan

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