Gambia vs Senegal: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Gambia

36.14

in 2018

Senegal

36.32

in 2018

Gambia rank

31st

Senegal rank

30th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Senegal currently reports 36.32 against 36.14 in Gambia, a difference of 0.1801.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Globally, Gambia ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 30th 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.