Niger vs Zimbabwe: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Niger

36.34

in 2017

Zimbabwe

36.41

in 2013

Niger rank

29th

Zimbabwe rank

28th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 36.41 against 36.34 in Niger, a difference of 0.0716.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th 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.