East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary 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, secondary
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20.5079 1970
21.48689 1971
22.22107 1972
21.08598 1973
20.24353 1974
20.52646 1975
21.35757 1976
21.31147 1977
21.10667 1978
20.48374 1979
19.29456 1980
18.44883 1981
17.55406 1982
17.30436 1983
17.29919 1984
17.6118 1985
17.45312 1986
17.28447 1987
16.77792 1988
15.93926 1989
14.99849 1990
14.99589 1991
15.24172 1992
15.43044 1993
15.52937 1994
16.09681 1995
16.544 1996
17.04509 1997
17.27727 1998
17.25964 1999
17.89966 2000
19.15103 2001
19.02937 2002
18.91804 2003
18.7824 2004
18.28174 2005
17.6697 2006
16.84127 2007
16.34081 2008
16.22447 2009
15.90194 2010
16.15151 2011
15.98017 2012
16.28906 2013
15.81443 2014
15.32017 2015
14.87222 2016
14.98327 2017
14.95966 2018
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary 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