Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary
DEFINITION:
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 77.03 | 1991 | ||
| 2 | Ethiopia | 72.28 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 66.85 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Mozambique | 66.34 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Malawi | 63.63 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Chad | 63.15 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Rwanda | 62.03 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Tanzania | 55.86 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Mali | 54.39 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Madagascar | 53.59 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Zambia | 51.08 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Uganda | 49.93 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Burundi | 48.7 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Cameroon | 48.18 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Eritrea | 47.53 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 47.18 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Benin | 46.83 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Senegal | 46.53 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Guinea | 44.87 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.07 | 2001 | ||
| 21 | Niger | 43.68 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 42.36 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Angola | 41.75 | 1998 | ||
| 24 | Lesotho | 41.59 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Mauritania | 40.32 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Kenya | 39.54 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 38.56 | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Liberia | 38.27 | 2000 | ||
| 29 | Nigeria | 37.18 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Gabon | 36.04 | 2004 | ||
| 31 | South Africa | 35.64 | 2004 | ||
| 32 | The Gambia | 35.28 | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Comoros | 34.98 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Djibouti | 34.55 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.33 | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Togo | 33.6 | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Namibia | 33.09 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Ghana | 32.81 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Swaziland | 32.31 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.98 | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.78 | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Sudan | 27.76 | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Cape Verde | 26 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Botswana | 25.85 | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Mauritius | 22.34 | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Seychelles | 14.04 | 2004 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary
- Ethiopia ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Afghanistan ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Sierra Leone ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Central African Republic ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 1991.
- Nicaragua ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
- San Marino has ranked last for pupil-teacher ratio > primary since 1991.
- Philippines ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2004.
- Congo, Republic of the ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary globally in 2005.
- Mozambique ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
- 15 of the bottom 17 countries by pupil-teacher ratio > primary are Christian.
