Pupil–teacher ratio (primary)
Tier A· OfficialNumber of primary-school pupils per teacher — lower generally means more individual attention.
100 = lowest pupil–teacher ratio (best), 0 = highest
Mixed reference years (2000–2019). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.
How this score is built
Primary-school pupil–teacher ratio — pupils enrolled per teacher — World Bank indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS (UNESCO Institute for Statistics). Direction is higher_worse (a lower ratio generally means more attention per pupil). Normalized with min–max and inverted, so 100 = lowest ratio. The raw ratio is shown. Most recent available year per country.
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0100No data
100 = lowest pupil–teacher ratio (best), 0 = highest
Full ranking
197 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San MarinoSMR | 100100 | 6.93061 pupils per teacher |
| 2nd | LiechtensteinLIE | 98.8699 | 7.80156 pupils per teacher |
| 3rd | LuxembourgLUX | 98.2198 | 8.30333 pupils per teacher |
| 4th | NorwayNOR | 97.8298 | 8.59418 pupils per teacher |
| 5th | KuwaitKWT | 97.4597 | 8.88073 pupils per teacher |
| 6th | GeorgiaGEO | 97.3297 | 8.98194 pupils per teacher |
| 7th | CubaCUB | 97.0897 | 9.16029 pupils per teacher |
| 8th | GreeceGRC | 96.897 | 9.38027 pupils per teacher |
| 9th | OmanOMN | 96.4196 | 9.67394 pupils per teacher |
| 10th | BruneiBRN | 96.1296 | 9.89521 pupils per teacher |
| 11th | SwitzerlandCHE | 96.0896 | 9.92873 pupils per teacher |
| 12th | AustriaAUT | 95.9796 | 10.0165 pupils per teacher |
| 13th | IcelandISL | 95.896 | 10.1441 pupils per teacher |
| 14th | MaldivesMDV | 95.7796 | 10.1628 pupils per teacher |
| 15th | PolandPOL | 95.7596 | 10.1805 pupils per teacher |
| 16th | BermudaBMU | 95.4495 | 10.4196 pupils per teacher |
| 17th | AndorraAND | 95.3495 | 10.4976 pupils per teacher |
| 18th | DenmarkDNK | 95.0295 | 10.7374 pupils per teacher |
| 19th | HungaryHUN | 94.9895 | 10.7674 pupils per teacher |
| 20th | UruguayURY | 94.6595 | 11.0193 pupils per teacher |
| 21st | BelgiumBEL | 94.3294 | 11.277 pupils per teacher |
| 21st | Sint MaartenSXM | 94.3294 | 11.2736 pupils per teacher |
| 23rd | EstoniaEST | 94.2794 | 11.3115 pupils per teacher |
| 24th | ItalyITA | 94.0594 | 11.4807 pupils per teacher |
| 25th | LatviaLVA | 93.9894 | 11.5368 pupils per teacher |
| 26th | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 93.8794 | 11.6167 pupils per teacher |
| 27th | MalaysiaMYS | 93.8294 | 11.6556 pupils per teacher |
| 28th | MonacoMCO | 93.7694 | 11.7 pupils per teacher |
| 29th | NetherlandsNLD | 93.6394 | 11.8059 pupils per teacher |
| 30th | BahrainBHR | 93.4793 | 11.9232 pupils per teacher |
| 31st | CyprusCYP | 93.3293 | 12.0392 pupils per teacher |
| 32nd | IsraelISR | 93.2893 | 12.0707 pupils per teacher |
| 33rd | QatarQAT | 93.1593 | 12.1676 pupils per teacher |
| 34th | Costa RicaCRI | 93.193 | 12.2047 pupils per teacher |
| 35th | SwedenSWE | 93.0793 | 12.2333 pupils per teacher |
| 36th | GermanyDEU | 92.9893 | 12.3029 pupils per teacher |
| 37th | PortugalPRT | 92.9193 | 12.3535 pupils per teacher |
| 38th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 92.8493 | 12.4056 pupils per teacher |
| 39th | LebanonLBN | 92.7493 | 12.4827 pupils per teacher |
| 40th | MaltaMLT | 92.1492 | 12.9393 pupils per teacher |
| 41st | UkraineUKR | 92.0992 | 12.9801 pupils per teacher |
| 42nd | DominicaDMA | 91.9692 | 13.0768 pupils per teacher |
| 43rd | SpainESP | 91.8992 | 13.1317 pupils per teacher |
| 44th | Hong KongHKG | 91.6192 | 13.3479 pupils per teacher |
| 45th | SurinameSUR | 91.5592 | 13.3934 pupils per teacher |
| 46th | MacauMAC | 91.4191 | 13.4984 pupils per teacher |
| 47th | CroatiaHRV | 91.491 | 13.5061 pupils per teacher |
| 48th | LithuaniaLTU | 91.3991 | 13.517 pupils per teacher |
| 49th | Puerto RicoPRI | 91.3691 | 13.5365 pupils per teacher |
| 50th | FinlandFIN | 91.1991 | 13.6669 pupils per teacher |
| 51st | SloveniaSVN | 91.0291 | 13.8016 pupils per teacher |
| 52nd | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 9191 | 13.815 pupils per teacher |
| 53rd | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 90.9291 | 13.8728 pupils per teacher |
| 54th | BarbadosBRB | 90.7791 | 13.9917 pupils per teacher |
| 55th | GibraltarGIB | 90.5391 | 14.17 pupils per teacher |
| 56th | United StatesUSA | 90.591 | 14.1986 pupils per teacher |
| 57th | SerbiaSRB | 90.3790 | 14.2927 pupils per teacher |
| 58th | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 90.2490 | 14.3926 pupils per teacher |
| 59th | SeychellesSYC | 90.1290 | 14.4883 pupils per teacher |
| 60th | SingaporeSGP | 89.8590 | 14.6943 pupils per teacher |
| 61st | Saint LuciaLCA | 89.7990 | 14.7391 pupils per teacher |
| 62nd | ArubaABW | 89.7390 | 14.7887 pupils per teacher |
| 63rd | New ZealandNZL | 89.5690 | 14.9155 pupils per teacher |
| 63rd | North MacedoniaMKD | 89.5690 | 14.9134 pupils per teacher |
| 65th | United KingdomGBR | 89.2889 | 15.1328 pupils per teacher |
| 66th | BulgariaBGR | 89.1889 | 15.2074 pupils per teacher |
| 67th | ArmeniaARM | 88.989 | 15.4186 pupils per teacher |
| 68th | AzerbaijanAZE | 88.8989 | 15.4298 pupils per teacher |
| 69th | SlovakiaSVK | 88.7489 | 15.5392 pupils per teacher |
| 70th | TuvaluTUV | 88.789 | 15.5765 pupils per teacher |
| 71st | JapanJPN | 88.5889 | 15.661 pupils per teacher |
| 71st | PalauPLW | 88.5889 | 15.6613 pupils per teacher |
| 73rd | Cayman IslandsCYM | 88.4788 | 15.7473 pupils per teacher |
| 74th | IrelandIRL | 88.0688 | 16.0605 pupils per teacher |
| 75th | MauritiusMUS | 87.8888 | 16.1984 pupils per teacher |
| 76th | South KoreaKOR | 87.7788 | 16.2867 pupils per teacher |
| 77th | GrenadaGRD | 87.6888 | 16.3507 pupils per teacher |
| 78th | ChinaCHN | 87.5888 | 16.4268 pupils per teacher |
| 79th | ThailandTHA | 87.3187 | 16.6384 pupils per teacher |
| 80th | TunisiaTUN | 8787 | 16.8717 pupils per teacher |
| 81st | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 86.9387 | 16.9265 pupils per teacher |
| 82nd | Marshall IslandsMHL | 86.9287 | 16.9381 pupils per teacher |
| 83rd | IraqIRQ | 86.8987 | 16.9555 pupils per teacher |
| 84th | TürkiyeTUR | 86.8687 | 16.9778 pupils per teacher |
| 85th | IndonesiaIDN | 86.7987 | 17.0349 pupils per teacher |
| 86th | KazakhstanKAZ | 86.5587 | 17.2146 pupils per teacher |
| 87th | ArgentinaARG | 86.5387 | 17.2297 pupils per teacher |
| 88th | PeruPER | 86.3386 | 17.3872 pupils per teacher |
| 89th | CanadaCAN | 86.2986 | 17.416 pupils per teacher |
| 90th | AlbaniaALB | 86.0986 | 17.5729 pupils per teacher |
| 91st | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 86.0886 | 17.5794 pupils per teacher |
| 92nd | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 85.9386 | 17.6923 pupils per teacher |
| 93rd | ChileCHL | 85.886 | 17.7936 pupils per teacher |
| 94th | BoliviaBOL | 85.7986 | 17.7983 pupils per teacher |
| 95th | MoldovaMDA | 85.6386 | 17.9231 pupils per teacher |
| 96th | FranceFRA | 85.385 | 18.1766 pupils per teacher |
| 97th | JordanJOR | 84.8285 | 18.537 pupils per teacher |
| 98th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 84.3284 | 18.9232 pupils per teacher |
| 99th | CzechiaCZE | 84.3184 | 18.9318 pupils per teacher |
| 100th | BelarusBLR | 83.9284 | 19.2326 pupils per teacher |
| 101st | RomaniaROU | 83.7884 | 19.3348 pupils per teacher |
| 102nd | BahamasBHS | 83.6384 | 19.4489 pupils per teacher |
| 103rd | MicronesiaFSM | 83.2983 | 19.7106 pupils per teacher |
| 104th | NepalNPL | 83.2583 | 19.744 pupils per teacher |
| 105th | BelizeBLZ | 83.1983 | 19.7833 pupils per teacher |
| 106th | BrazilBRA | 82.6283 | 20.2231 pupils per teacher |
| 107th | GuatemalaGTM | 82.5783 | 20.2623 pupils per teacher |
| 108th | VietnamVNM | 82.5583 | 20.277 pupils per teacher |
| 109th | North KoreaPRK | 82.5283 | 20.3002 pupils per teacher |
| 110th | Cape VerdeCPV | 81.5182 | 21.0736 pupils per teacher |
| 111th | RussiaRUS | 81.2781 | 21.2588 pupils per teacher |
| 112th | UzbekistanUZB | 80.9481 | 21.5066 pupils per teacher |
| 113th | TongaTON | 80.7881 | 21.6331 pupils per teacher |
| 114th | Sri LankaLKA | 80.6481 | 21.7374 pupils per teacher |
| 115th | PanamaPAN | 80.3580 | 21.9616 pupils per teacher |
| 116th | TajikistanTJK | 79.980 | 22.3005 pupils per teacher |
| 117th | LiberiaLBR | 79.8780 | 22.3225 pupils per teacher |
| 118th | LaosLAO | 79.8680 | 22.3372 pupils per teacher |
| 119th | GuyanaGUY | 78.7779 | 23.1645 pupils per teacher |
| 120th | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 78.6979 | 23.2271 pupils per teacher |
| 121st | ColombiaCOL | 78.5979 | 23.3015 pupils per teacher |
| 122nd | EgyptEGY | 78.178 | 23.6795 pupils per teacher |
| 123rd | BotswanaBWA | 78.0678 | 23.7128 pupils per teacher |
| 124th | ParaguayPRY | 77.4777 | 24.1597 pupils per teacher |
| 125th | EcuadorECU | 77.3477 | 24.2622 pupils per teacher |
| 126th | AlgeriaDZA | 77.2677 | 24.3202 pupils per teacher |
| 127th | MyanmarMMR | 77.2177 | 24.3599 pupils per teacher |
| 128th | PalestinePSE | 77.0977 | 24.4532 pupils per teacher |
| 129th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 7777 | 24.5228 pupils per teacher |
| 130th | GabonGAB | 76.9977 | 24.531 pupils per teacher |
| 131st | JamaicaJAM | 76.6477 | 24.7943 pupils per teacher |
| 132nd | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 76.3976 | 24.9895 pupils per teacher |
| 133rd | NamibiaNAM | 76.2576 | 25.0917 pupils per teacher |
| 134th | SyriaSYR | 75.9476 | 25.3285 pupils per teacher |
| 135th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 75.8476 | 25.4105 pupils per teacher |
| 136th | KiribatiKIR | 75.7476 | 25.4886 pupils per teacher |
| 137th | HondurasHND | 75.5976 | 25.5977 pupils per teacher |
| 138th | MexicoMEX | 74.3474 | 26.5523 pupils per teacher |
| 139th | VanuatuVUT | 74.3374 | 26.5651 pupils per teacher |
| 140th | EswatiniSWZ | 74.2974 | 26.5962 pupils per teacher |
| 141st | MoroccoMAR | 74.0274 | 26.8007 pupils per teacher |
| 142nd | El SalvadorSLV | 73.974 | 26.8947 pupils per teacher |
| 143rd | YemenYEM | 73.8574 | 26.9302 pupils per teacher |
| 144th | Timor-LesteTLS | 73.8374 | 26.9489 pupils per teacher |
| 145th | GhanaGHA | 73.7774 | 26.9949 pupils per teacher |
| 146th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 73.0873 | 27.5225 pupils per teacher |
| 147th | FijiFJI | 72.4672 | 27.9973 pupils per teacher |
| 148th | ComorosCOM | 72.3872 | 28.0578 pupils per teacher |
| 149th | IranIRN | 71.7772 | 28.5248 pupils per teacher |
| 150th | PhilippinesPHL | 71.0371 | 29.0835 pupils per teacher |
| 151st | DjiboutiDJI | 70.6571 | 29.3745 pupils per teacher |
| 152nd | BangladeshBGD | 69.7770 | 30.0546 pupils per teacher |
| 153rd | NicaraguaNIC | 69.5570 | 30.2164 pupils per teacher |
| 154th | SamoaWSM | 69.5370 | 30.236 pupils per teacher |
| 155th | South AfricaZAF | 69.469 | 30.3322 pupils per teacher |
| 156th | MongoliaMNG | 69.3469 | 30.3832 pupils per teacher |
| 157th | KenyaKEN | 68.9969 | 30.6506 pupils per teacher |
| 158th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 68.3268 | 31.1584 pupils per teacher |
| 159th | IndiaIND | 66.2466 | 32.7496 pupils per teacher |
| 160th | LesothoLSO | 65.9866 | 32.9481 pupils per teacher |
| 161st | DR CongoCOD | 65.6666 | 33.1979 pupils per teacher |
| 162nd | MauritaniaMRT | 64.2464 | 34.2781 pupils per teacher |
| 163rd | BhutanBTN | 63.7364 | 34.6687 pupils per teacher |
| 164th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 62.6263 | 35.5217 pupils per teacher |
| 164th | SomaliaSOM | 62.6263 | 35.5192 pupils per teacher |
| 166th | GambiaGMB | 61.8162 | 36.1381 pupils per teacher |
| 167th | SenegalSEN | 61.5862 | 36.3182 pupils per teacher |
| 168th | NigerNER | 61.5562 | 36.3366 pupils per teacher |
| 169th | ZimbabweZWE | 61.4661 | 36.4082 pupils per teacher |
| 170th | NigeriaNGA | 59.9660 | 37.5532 pupils per teacher |
| 171st | MaliMLI | 59.660 | 37.8267 pupils per teacher |
| 172nd | EritreaERI | 58.4158 | 38.7409 pupils per teacher |
| 173rd | BeninBEN | 57.8158 | 39.1971 pupils per teacher |
| 174th | Burkina FasoBFA | 57.1357 | 39.7217 pupils per teacher |
| 175th | MadagascarMDG | 57.0157 | 39.8117 pupils per teacher |
| 176th | TogoTGO | 56.5757 | 40.145 pupils per teacher |
| 177th | NauruNRU | 56.5357 | 40.1778 pupils per teacher |
| 178th | CambodiaKHM | 54.5355 | 41.7035 pupils per teacher |
| 179th | Ivory CoastCIV | 54.3854 | 41.8223 pupils per teacher |
| 180th | ZambiaZMB | 54.0754 | 42.06 pupils per teacher |
| 181st | BurundiBDI | 53.4653 | 42.5238 pupils per teacher |
| 182nd | UgandaUGA | 53.2853 | 42.6591 pupils per teacher |
| 183rd | PakistanPAK | 51.4351 | 44.0773 pupils per teacher |
| 184th | CongoCOG | 50.9551 | 44.442 pupils per teacher |
| 185th | CameroonCMR | 50.4450 | 44.8341 pupils per teacher |
| 186th | South SudanSSD | 47.9448 | 46.7503 pupils per teacher |
| 187th | GuineaGIN | 47.4147 | 47.1486 pupils per teacher |
| 188th | AfghanistanAFG | 45.2745 | 48.7898 pupils per teacher |
| 189th | AngolaAGO | 43.6544 | 50.0295 pupils per teacher |
| 190th | TanzaniaTZA | 42.8643 | 50.633 pupils per teacher |
| 191st | Guinea-BissauGNB | 41.1741 | 51.9252 pupils per teacher |
| 192nd | EthiopiaETH | 37.0637 | 55.0693 pupils per teacher |
| 193rd | MozambiqueMOZ | 36.7937 | 55.2738 pupils per teacher |
| 194th | ChadTCD | 34.6835 | 56.8879 pupils per teacher |
| 195th | MalawiMWI | 32.3432 | 58.6792 pupils per teacher |
| 196th | RwandaRWA | 31.2531 | 59.5086 pupils per teacher |
| 197th | Central African RepublicCAF | 00 | 83.412 pupils per teacher |