Netherlands vs Sweden: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Netherlands

12.74

in 2017

Sweden

12.28

in 2017

Netherlands rank

121st

Sweden rank

124th

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary over time

Netherlands currently reports 12.74 against 12.28 in Sweden, a difference of 0.4578.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 121st and Sweden ranks 124th of 175 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 3,762 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.