Samoa vs South Africa: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Samoa

30.24

in 2010

South Africa

30.33

in 2015

Samoa rank

44th

South Africa rank

43rd

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

South Africa currently reports 30.33 against 30.24 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0962.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Samoa ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd 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.