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
Origin
Caribbean small states
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63
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Caribbean small states | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
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1972
1973 23.88316
1974 24.5222
1975 27.25157
1976 29.37366
1977 28.71103
1978 27.24839
1979 27.79299
1980 27.25454
1981 26.22991
1982 27.53168
1983 28.1906
1984 28.09199
1985 28.11877
1986 28.23198
1987 28.01195
1988 25.74566
1989 26.97376
1990 28.15169
1991 26.47804
1992 25.00408
1993 24.49797
1994 23.76627
1995 23.01232
1996 21.73318
1997 21.2319
1998 20.67739
1999 20.11765
2000 19.50682
2001 18.93774
2002 19.2024
2003 18.34976
2004 18.58476
2005 18.89326
2006 18.98018
2007 18.89748
2008 18.16095
2009 17.37778
2010 16.72863
2011 16.08595
2012 15.4374
2013 14.19647
2014 13.82142
2015 12.89505
2016 12.29765
2017 12.22449
2018 12.20815
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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