Malaysia vs Netherlands: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Malaysia

11.66

in 2017

Netherlands

11.81

in 2017

Malaysia rank

174th

Netherlands rank

172nd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Netherlands currently reports 11.81 against 11.66 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1503.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 174th and Netherlands ranks 172nd 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.