Italy vs Malaysia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Italy

11.48

in 2017

Malaysia

11.66

in 2017

Italy rank

177th

Malaysia rank

174th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Malaysia currently reports 11.66 against 11.48 in Italy, a difference of 0.1749.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 177th and Malaysia ranks 174th 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.