East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary 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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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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1970 29.57253
1971 29.78266
1972 28.38822
1973 29.25362
1974 29.52529
1975 29.78746
1976 29.57729
1977 29.68792
1978 29.42964
1979 29.34114
1980 28.64126
1981 28.01928
1982 27.19006
1983 26.59563
1984 26.0968
1985 26.02852
1986 25.59199
1987 25.18456
1988 24.59958
1989 24.01249
1990 23.53229
1991 23.41908
1992 23.50576
1993 23.57333
1994 23.78656
1995 23.99273
1996 24.19947
1997 24.43232
1998 24.62919
1999 24.49215
2000 23.94191
2001 23.24656
2002 22.39397
2003 20.3403
2004 20.81492
2005 20.18158
2006 19.59351
2007 19.08614
2008 19.20127
2009 18.74053
2010 18.3924
2011 18.32389
2012 18.30572
2013 17.79425
2014 17.4832
2015 17.24798
2016 17.0038
2017 17.50504
2018 17.64651
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary 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
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source