Malta vs Portugal: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Malta

12.94

in 2017

Portugal

12.35

in 2017

Malta rank

161st

Portugal rank

164th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Malta currently reports 12.94 against 12.35 in Portugal, a difference of 0.5858.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Globally, Malta ranks 161st and Portugal ranks 164th 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.