Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mauritania: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Democratic Republic of Congo

33.2

in 2015

Mauritania

34.28

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

37th

Mauritania rank

35th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Mauritania currently reports 34.28 against 33.2 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.08.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 199 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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