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Teachers per Student by Country 2026: Statistics & Charts

Country ranking based on primary pupil-teacher ratio data from UNESCO UIS. Teacher density is calculated as teachers per 100 primary students = 100 / pupils per teacher.

Coverage: 191 countriesLatest source year: 2024Unit: teachers per 100 primary studentsSource: UNESCO UIS / Destatis

Teacher Statistics Snapshot

Latest reported country values are used. Source years vary by country.

Countries
191
Reported values
Highest
12.50
Liechtenstein and Luxembourg
Median
5.00
20 pupils per teacher
Lowest
1.16
Venezuela, Bol. Rep. Of

Highest Teacher Density

Top 20 countries by teachers per 100 primary students.

Top 20 Countries

Latest available country value.

Higher values mean fewer pupils per reported teacher.

Chart analysis
  • Liechtenstein and Luxembourg lead at 12.50.
  • The top 20 threshold is 9.09 teachers per 100 students.

Full Country Teacher Density Table

PTR means pupils per teacher. T100 means teachers per 100 primary students.

RankCountryRegionYearPTRT100
1LiechtensteinEurope2017812.50
2LuxembourgEurope2016812.50
3GeorgiaAsia2018911.11
4GreeceEurope2017911.11
5NorwayEurope2017911.11
6San MarinoEurope2023911.11
7AndorraEurope20231010.00
8AustriaEurope20171010.00
9IcelandEurope20151010.00
10MaldivesAsia20221010.00
11PolandEurope20171010.00
12SwitzerlandEurope20171010.00
13BarbadosAmerica2023119.09
14BelgiumEurope2017119.09
15Brunei DarussalamAsia2023119.09
16CyprusEurope2021119.09
17DenmarkEurope2014119.09
18EstoniaEurope2017119.09
19HungaryEurope2016119.09
20ItalyEurope2017119.09
21KuwaitAsia2020119.09
22South SudanAfrica2024119.09
23Antigua and BarbudaAmerica2018128.33
24Costa RicaAmerica2020128.33
25CubaAmerica2023128.33
26GermanyEurope2017128.33
27IsraelAsia2016128.33
28LatviaEurope2017128.33
29MalaysiaAsia2023128.33
30MonacoEurope2024128.33
31NetherlandsEurope2017128.33
32OmanAsia2023128.33
33PortugalEurope2020128.33
34QatarAsia2023128.33
35SlovakiaEurope2022128.33
36SpainEurope2023128.33
37SwedenEurope2017128.33
38The BahamasAmerica2023128.33
39BahrainAsia2023137.69
40MaltaEurope2017137.69
41UkraineEurope2018137.69
42United StatesAmerica2023137.69
43CroatiaEurope2016147.14
44DominicaAmerica2023147.14
45FinlandEurope2017147.14
46KazakhstanAsia2024147.14
47Saint LuciaAmerica2023147.14
48Saudi ArabiaAsia2022147.14
49SerbiaEurope2022147.14
50SingaporeAsia2022147.14
51SloveniaEurope2016147.14
52BelizeAmerica2023156.67
53BulgariaEurope2017156.67
54CameroonAfrica2023156.67
55Dominican RepublicAmerica2023156.67
56LithuaniaEurope2020156.67
57New ZealandOceania2017156.67
58North MacedoniaEurope2017156.67
59ThailandAsia2024156.67
60United Arab EmiratesAsia2023156.67
61United KingdomEurope2017156.67
62UruguayAmerica2022156.67
63AzerbaijanAsia2023166.25
64ChinaAsia2023166.25
65IrelandEurope2012166.25
66JamaicaAmerica2023166.25
67JapanAsia2017166.25
68Korea, Republic ofAsia2022166.25
69MauritiusAfrica2023166.25
70SeychellesAfrica2023166.25
71Trinidad and TobagoAmerica2023166.25
72TunisiaAfrica2023166.25
73ArgentinaAmerica2008175.88
74Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope2018175.88
75CanadaAmerica2000175.88
76FijiOceania2023175.88
77IraqAsia2007175.88
78Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania2024175.88
79TurkeyEurope2017175.88
80AustraliaOceania1999185.56
81Bolivia, Plurinat. StateAmerica2023185.56
82ChileAmerica2017185.56
83FranceEurope2013185.56
84JordanAsia2023185.56
85PalauOceania2023185.56
86AlgeriaAfrica2024195.26
87CzechiaEurope2013195.26
88Marshall IslandsOceania2022195.26
89Republic of MoldovaEurope2023195.26
90RomaniaEurope2017195.26
91AlbaniaEurope2021205.00
92ArmeniaAsia2023205.00
93BelarusEurope2023205.00
94BrazilAmerica2017205.00
95Cabo VerdeAfrica2021205.00
96GuatemalaAmerica2018205.00
97IndonesiaAsia2023205.00
98Korea, Democratic People’s RepublicAsia2018205.00
99Syrian Arab RepublicAsia2024205.00
100TongaOceania2023205.00
101GrenadaAmerica2023214.76
102MaliAfrica2023214.76
103PeruAmerica2023214.76
104UzbekistanAsia2024214.76
105SamoaOceania2023224.55
106Sri LankaAsia2023224.55
107BotswanaAfrica2022234.35
108ColombiaAmerica2022234.35
109EcuadorAmerica2023234.35
110NepalAsia2024234.35
111TajikistanAsia2017234.35
112KiribatiOceania2023244.17
113LebanonAsia2023244.17
114PanamaAmerica2017244.17
115PhilippinesAsia2022244.17
116Russian FederationEurope2022244.17
117DjiboutiAfrica2023254.00
118KyrgyzstanAsia2018254.00
119Lao, PDRAsia2018254.00
120VanuatuOceania2023254.00
121MoroccoAfrica2023263.85
122TurkmenistanAsia2023263.85
123BhutanAsia2024273.70
124El SalvadorAmerica2023273.70
125MexicoAmerica2021273.70
126MyanmarAsia2018273.70
127SudanAfrica2019273.70
128EswatiniAfrica2018283.57
129ParaguayAmerica2012283.57
130IndiaAsia2024293.45
131Iran, Islamic Republic ofAsia2017293.45
132Viet NamAsia2023293.45
133EgyptAfrica2023303.33
134HaitiAmerica2014303.33
135LiberiaAfrica2020303.33
136Solomon IslandsOceania2019303.33
137South AfricaAfrica2015303.33
138SurinameAmerica2023303.33
139KenyaAfrica2015313.23
140LesothoAfrica2023313.23
141NamibiaAfrica2022313.23
142Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica2017313.23
143SenegalAfrica2022323.12
144MongoliaAsia2023333.03
145NicaraguaAmerica2023333.03
146Burkina FasoAfrica2023342.94
147MauritaniaAfrica2018342.94
148Timor-LesteAsia2020342.94
149GabonAfrica2019352.86
150HondurasAmerica2022352.86
151ZimbabweAfrica2023352.86
152Papua New GuineaOceania2016362.78
153The GambiaAfrica2024362.78
154ComorosAfrica2023372.70
155MadagascarAfrica2019372.70
156SomaliaAfrica2023372.70
157Equatorial GuineaAfrica2015382.63
158EritreaAfrica2022392.56
159NauruOceania2023392.56
160Saint Kitts and NevisAmerica2021402.50
161BangladeshAsia2023422.38
162GhanaAfrica2021422.38
163RwandaAfrica2023422.38
164TuvaluOceania2023422.38
165Congo, The Dem. Republic of theAfrica2023442.27
166Cote d’IvoireAfrica2023442.27
167NigerAfrica2023442.27
168PakistanAsia2018442.27
169YemenAsia2016452.22
170ZambiaAfrica2017452.22
171EthiopiaAfrica2023462.17
172BurundiAfrica2021472.13
173GuineaAfrica2021472.13
174CambodiaAsia2023492.04
175NigeriaAfrica2018492.04
176BeninAfrica2021521.92
177Guinea-BissauAfrica2010521.92
178Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmerica2018541.85
179Tanzania, United Republic ofAfrica2023561.79
180ChadAfrica2022571.75
181MozambiqueAfrica2022571.75
182MalawiAfrica2018591.69
183AfghanistanAsia2019601.67
184UgandaAfrica2017601.67
185Sierra LeoneAfrica2023641.56
186AngolaAfrica2021671.49
187GuyanaAmerica2023751.33
188Congo, Republic of theAfrica2023771.30
189Central African RepublicAfrica2016831.20
190TogoAfrica2023841.19
191Venezuela, Bol. Rep. OfAmerica2024861.16

Source-marker handling: Superscript annotations attached to Destatis values are excluded before numerical parsing. A source value of 19 followed by a superscript marker is stored as 19, not 194.

Table analysis
  • The table covers 191 countries.
  • Latest source year is 2024; source years vary by country.
  • Values range from 12.50 to 1.16 teachers per 100 primary students.

Lowest Reported Teacher Density

Countries with the fewest teachers per 100 primary students.

15 Lowest Reported Values

Latest available country value.

Venezuela reports 86 pupils per teacher, equal to 1.16 teachers per 100 students.

Regional Teacher Density Summary

Unweighted page-level summaries; not official regional aggregates.

Mean Teachers per 100 Students by Region

Unweighted mean of country-level values.

Europe has the highest unweighted mean; Africa has the lowest.

RegionCountriesMeanMedianHighLow
Europe448.048.33Liechtenstein (12.50)Russian Federation (4.17)
Asia455.425.00Georgia (11.11)Afghanistan (1.67)
America355.225.00Barbados (9.09)Venezuela, Bol. Rep. Of (1.16)
Oceania144.544.77New Zealand (6.67)Tuvalu (2.38)
Africa533.102.70South Sudan (9.09)Togo (1.19)

Source-Year Coverage

Latest available values come from different source years.

Countries by Latest Source Year

Country rows by source year.

71 countries use 2023 values and 13 use 2024 values.

YearCountriesShare
199910.5%
200010.5%
200710.5%
200810.5%
201010.5%
201221.0%
201321.0%
201421.0%
201542.1%
201684.2%
20173015.7%
2018157.9%
201952.6%
202063.1%
2021105.2%
2022189.4%
20237137.2%
2024136.8%

Interpretation Notes

Teacher-density values compare reported staffing intensity, with limits.

Ratio Direction

A lower pupil-teacher ratio converts into a higher teachers-per-100-students value.

Reporting Years

Values are latest available observations, not a single-year 2026 survey.

Not Class Size

Pupil-teacher ratio is a system-level staffing indicator.

Source Markers

Superscript annotations in source cells are removed before the pupil-teacher ratio is converted.

Source and Methodology

Main data table Destatis international statistics table for pupil-teacher ratio, primary, sourced to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Indicator definition World Bank WDI metadata for SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS.
Official data access UNESCO Institute for Statistics bulk data resources.
Calculation Teachers per 100 primary students = 100 divided by reported pupils per teacher.
Coverage 191 countries with available values.
Source-marker rule Superscript annotations are excluded from the numeric value before calculation.
Validation Parsed pupil-teacher ratios above 100 are held for source-cell review before publication.
Rounding Destatis ratios are shown as whole numbers; derived values are rounded to two decimals.

Ranking uses a derived reciprocal of the validated primary pupil-teacher ratio. It does not estimate missing country values or create a quality score.

Methodological Safety Note

Teachers per student is calculated from reported primary pupil-teacher ratios. It should not be read as class size, teacher qualification, teaching time, school funding, or learning performance.

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