Uganda vs Zambia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Uganda

42.66

in 2017

Zambia

42.06

in 2017

Uganda rank

15th

Zambia rank

17th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Uganda currently reports 42.66 against 42.06 in Zambia, a difference of 0.5991.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, Uganda ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 17th 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.