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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29.57253 1970
29.78266 1971
28.38822 1972
29.25362 1973
29.52529 1974
29.78746 1975
29.57729 1976
29.68792 1977
29.42964 1978
29.34114 1979
28.64126 1980
28.01928 1981
27.19006 1982
26.59563 1983
26.0968 1984
26.02852 1985
25.59199 1986
25.18456 1987
24.59958 1988
24.01249 1989
23.53229 1990
23.41908 1991
23.50576 1992
23.57333 1993
23.78656 1994
23.99273 1995
24.19947 1996
24.43232 1997
24.62919 1998
24.49215 1999
23.94191 2000
23.24656 2001
22.39397 2002
20.3403 2003
20.81492 2004
20.18158 2005
19.59351 2006
19.08614 2007
19.20127 2008
18.74053 2009
18.3924 2010
18.32389 2011
18.30572 2012
17.79425 2013
17.4832 2014
17.24798 2015
17.0038 2016
17.50504 2017
17.64651 2018
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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