Panama vs Sri Lanka: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Panama

21.96

in 2017

Sri Lanka

21.74

in 2018

Panama rank

84th

Sri Lanka rank

85th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Panama currently reports 21.96 against 21.74 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2242.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Panama ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th 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.