Caribbean small states | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school. Development relevance: The pupil-teacher ratio is often used to compare the quality of schooling across countries, but it is often weakly related to student learning and quality of education. Limitations and exceptions: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors. Statistical concept and methodology: Pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of students at the specified level of education by the number of teachers at the same level of education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
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The World Bank
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Caribbean small states
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63
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Caribbean small states | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
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23.88316 1973
24.5222 1974
27.25157 1975
29.37366 1976
28.71103 1977
27.24839 1978
27.79299 1979
27.25454 1980
26.22991 1981
27.53168 1982
28.1906 1983
28.09199 1984
28.11877 1985
28.23198 1986
28.01195 1987
25.74566 1988
26.97376 1989
28.15169 1990
26.47804 1991
25.00408 1992
24.49797 1993
23.76627 1994
23.01232 1995
21.73318 1996
21.2319 1997
20.67739 1998
20.11765 1999
19.50682 2000
18.93774 2001
19.2024 2002
18.34976 2003
18.58476 2004
18.89326 2005
18.98018 2006
18.89748 2007
18.16095 2008
17.37778 2009
16.72863 2010
16.08595 2011
15.4374 2012
14.19647 2013
13.82142 2014
12.89505 2015
12.29765 2016
12.22449 2017
12.20815 2018
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Caribbean small states | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school. Development relevance: The pupil-teacher ratio is often used to compare the quality of schooling across countries, but it is often weakly related to student learning and quality of education. Limitations and exceptions: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors. Statistical concept and methodology: Pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of students at the specified level of education by the number of teachers at the same level of education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source