Lesotho vs Mauritania: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Lesotho

32.95

in 2017

Mauritania

34.28

in 2018

Lesotho rank

38th

Mauritania rank

35th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Mauritania currently reports 34.28 against 32.95 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.33.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 38th 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.