Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Ethiopia

55.07

in 2011

Tanzania

50.63

in 2018

Ethiopia rank

6th

Tanzania rank

8th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Ethiopia currently reports 55.07 against 50.63 in Tanzania, a difference of 4.44.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.