Average number of pupils per trained teacher in pre-primary education (2024)

Syrian Arab Republic 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 this list is wide — Syrian Arab Republic has 5.3× the value of Togo (43.24 pupils/teacher). Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from South-Eastern. Among these countries, Burkina Faso saw the largest year-over-year change at +65.1%.