China vs South Korea: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

China
16.43
in 2018
South Korea
16.29
in 2017
China rank
122nd
South Korea rank
124th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • China
  • South Korea
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How they compare

China currently reports 16.43 against 16.29 in South Korea, a difference of 0.1401.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, China ranks 122nd and South Korea ranks 124th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.