World Data Atlas Topics Education

The pupil–teacher ratio in tertiary education

Country (ratio)
Guinea Bissau 147.56 in 2006 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 64.41 in 2015 WB
Nepal 60.01 in 2013 WB
Cameroon 52.28 in 2014 WB
Sudan 49.85 in 2015 WB
Turkey 47.44 in 2017 WB
Mauritania 42.95 in 2013 WB
Greece 38.75 in 2017 WB
Bangladesh 37.12 in 2018 WB
Myanmar 35.52 in 2018 WB
Central African Republic 34.61 in 2011 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 34.45 in 2012 WB
Pakistan 33.02 in 2018 WB
Yemen 32.21 in 2007 WB
Ethiopia 31.22 in 2014 WB
Mali 30.82 in 2017 WB
Mauritius 30.39 in 2010 WB
Sri Lanka 29.76 in 2018 WB
Benin 29.49 in 2017 WB
Morocco 28.74 in 2018 WB
Fiji 28.55 in 1991 WB
Senegal 27.94 in 2018 WB
Palestine 27.88 in 2018 WB
Guatemala 27.71 in 2002 WB
Dominican Republic 27.43 in 2017 WB
Algeria 27.29 in 2018 WB
Indonesia 27.26 in 2018 WB
Kenya 27 in 2017 WB
Ghana 26.52 in 2018 WB
Chad 26.39 in 2015 WB
Comoros 26.31 in 2014 WB
Czech Republic 26.02 in 2013 WB
Angola 25.52 in 2015 WB
Vanuatu 24.86 in 2002 WB
Madagascar 24.76 in 2018 WB
Rwanda 24.74 in 2018 WB
India 24.73 in 2018 WB
Thailand 24.64 in 2016 WB
Viet Nam 24.59 in 2016 WB
Uganda 24.47 in 2011 WB
Egypt 23.87 in 2014 WB
Libya 23.87 in 2003 WB
Philippines 23.73 in 2017 WB
Gambia 23.15 in 2012 WB
Mongolia 23.09 in 2018 WB
Jamaica 22.81 in 2002 WB
South Africa 22.8 in 1994 WB
Nigeria 22.6 in 2011 WB
Iraq 22.09 in 2005 WB
Serbia 22.07 in 2018 WB
Bahrain 21.86 in 2018 WB
Liberia 21.64 in 2012 WB
Afghanistan 21.53 in 2018 WB
Honduras 21.46 in 2018 WB
Togo 21.33 in 2018 WB
France 21.29 in 2013 WB
Australia 20.38 in 1992 WB
Italy 20.12 in 2017 WB
Romania 19.97 in 2017 WB
Finland 19.84 in 2017 WB
Burundi 19.8 in 2017 WB
Lesotho 19.68 in 2018 WB
Marshall Islands 19.56 in 2012 WB
China 19.49 in 2011 WB
Peru 19.25 in 2017 WB
Brazil 19.24 in 2017 WB
Djibouti 19.2 in 2011 WB
Somalia 19.18 in 1987 WB
Bahamas 19.04 in 1995 WB
Saudi Arabia 18.97 in 2018 WB
Guinea 18.7 in 2014 WB
United Arab Emirates 18.42 in 2017 WB
Botswana 18.25 in 2017 WB
El Salvador 17.99 in 2018 WB
Zimbabwe 17.93 in 2015 WB
Eswatini 17.55 in 2013 WB
Seychelles 17.55 in 2018 WB
Maldives 17.43 in 2017 WB
Burkina Faso 17.32 in 2018 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 17.1 in 2000 WB
Poland 17.1 in 2015 WB
Kuwait 17.03 in 2004 WB
Belgium 16.95 in 2017 WB
Argentina 16.78 in 2009 WB
Tajikistan 16.66 in 2017 WB
Namibia 16.64 in 2017 WB
Ecuador 16.59 in 2015 WB
Oman 16.22 in 2016 WB
New Zealand 15.96 in 2017 WB
Tunisia 15.95 in 2012 WB
Bhutan 15.59 in 2018 WB
United Kingdom 15.56 in 2017 WB
Ireland 15.39 in 2010 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.34 in 2013 WB
Nicaragua 15.33 in 2002 WB
Mozambique 15.17 in 2018 WB
Kazakhstan 15.07 in 2019 WB
Hong Kong 14.97 in 1994 WB
North Macedonia 14.95 in 2017 WB
Montenegro 14.9 in 2018 WB
Colombia 14.85 in 2018 WB
Iran 14.77 in 2017 WB
Niger 14.7 in 2018 WB
Barbados 14.51 in 2007 WB
Macau 14.37 in 2018 WB
Republic of Korea 14.28 in 2017 WB
Dominica 14.24 in 1993 WB
Eritrea 14.09 in 2016 WB
Albania 14.07 in 2018 WB
Qatar 14.03 in 2018 WB
Timor-Leste 13.99 in 2009 WB
Belize 13.94 in 2017 WB
Cyprus 13.91 in 2017 WB
Cambodia 13.88 in 2017 WB
Belarus 13.86 in 2018 WB
Republic of Moldova 13.84 in 2018 WB
Hungary 13.61 in 2016 WB
Malawi 13.6 in 2011 WB
Puerto Rico 13.55 in 2016 WB
Malaysia 13.35 in 2018 WB
Singapore 13.34 in 2017 WB
Zambia 13.12 in 1987 WB
Guyana 13.1 in 2012 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.87 in 2009 WB
Slovakia 12.79 in 2017 WB
Gabon 12.77 in 1999 WB
Netherlands 12.74 in 2017 WB
Jordan 12.5 in 2017 WB
Chile 12.47 in 1984 WB
Brunei Darussalam 12.42 in 2018 WB
Sweden 12.28 in 2017 WB
Congo 12.2 in 2017 WB
Spain 12.03 in 2017 WB
United States of America 12.02 in 2017 WB
Uzbekistan 11.93 in 2018 WB
Costa Rica 11.87 in 1986 WB
Latvia 11.81 in 2017 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 11.67 in 2017 WB
Panama 11.54 in 2016 WB
Mexico 11.44 in 2017 WB
Estonia 11.35 in 2017 WB
Slovenia 11.3 in 2016 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 11.3 in 2018 WB
Bulgaria 11.25 in 2017 WB
Kyrgyzstan 11.08 in 2018 WB
Portugal 10.46 in 2017 WB
Lithuania 10.36 in 2017 WB
Ukraine 10.33 in 2018 WB
Azerbaijan 9.92 in 2018 WB
Russian Federation 9.86 in 2017 WB
Croatia 9.76 in 2016 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 9.74 in 2004 WB
Haiti 9.61 in 1986 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.37 in 2018 WB
Papua New Guinea 9.32 in 1999 WB
Canada 9.17 in 2016 WB
Luxembourg 9.15 in 2016 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9.03 in 2015 WB
Switzerland 8.73 in 2017 WB
Suriname 8.73 in 1990 WB
Iceland 8.71 in 2012 WB
Norway 8.56 in 2017 WB
Denmark 8.46 in 2015 WB
Malta 8.31 in 2017 WB
Palau 8.22 in 2013 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 8.18 in 2012 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 8.03 in 2015 WB
Paraguay 7.99 in 1973 WB
Cabo Verde 7.98 in 2018 WB
Samoa 7.83 in 2000 WB
Saint Lucia 7.71 in 2018 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.64 in 2015 WB
Germany 7.59 in 2017 WB
Sierra Leone 7.55 in 2002 WB
Georgia 7.44 in 2019 WB
Uruguay 7.24 in 2017 WB
Austria 7.18 in 2017 WB
Liechtenstein 7.13 in 2017 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.05 in 1990 WB
Armenia 6.92 in 2018 WB
Monaco 6.88 in 2016 WB
Japan 6.88 in 2017 WB
Israel 6.28 in 1980 WB
Grenada 5.71 in 2018 WB
Turkmenistan 5.44 in 2014 WB
Tonga 5.11 in 2000 WB
San Marino 5.1 in 2018 WB
Lebanon 4.99 in 2014 WB
Equatorial Guinea 4.87 in 2000 WB
Cuba 4.79 in 2018 WB
Andorra 4.43 in 2018 WB
Education Indicators
Advanced Education