Iran vs Philippines: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Iran

28.52

in 2017

Philippines

29.08

in 2017

Iran rank

49th

Philippines rank

48th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Philippines currently reports 29.08 against 28.52 in Iran, a difference of 0.5587.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 49th and Philippines ranks 48th 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.