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Average number of pupils per trained teacher in pre-primary education: 4.5 pupils/teacher
View MoreAverage number of pupils per trained teacher in pre-primary education (2024)
67/237 countriesBack to EducationGlobal35.09pupils/teacherYear-over-year-4.65%5-year change+16.94%
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2024
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Top 10 · Average number of pupils per trained teacher in pre-primary education (2024)
Syria leads the world in average number of pupils per trained teacher in pre-primary education at 229.92 pupils/teacher in 2024, followed by Laos (161.09 pupils/teacher) and Indonesia (139.61 pupils/teacher). Peru (117.06 pupils/teacher) and Rwanda (105.51 pupils/teacher) close out the top 5. Next up, Burkina Faso (76.45 pupils/teacher) and Puerto Rico (74.74 pupils/teacher). Cambodia (73.9 pupils/teacher), Micronesia (51.26 pupils/teacher), and Togo (43.24 pupils/teacher) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: Syria has 5.3× the value of Togo (43.24 pupils/teacher). Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from South-Eastern Asia. Among these countries, Burkina Faso saw the largest year-over-year change at +65.1%.
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