Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Origin
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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63
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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1967
1968
1969
1970 39.90121
1971 40.05364
1972 40.18526
1973 40.01123
1974 40.36181
1975 40.60133
1976 40.74933
1977 40.85028
1978 40.23612
1979 39.90235
1980 40.64748
1981 40.95266
1982 40.19454
1983 39.4291
1984 38.81889
1985 38.1688
1986 37.06191
1987 37.17651
1988 37.51758
1989 37.16708
1990 37.56485
1991 38.17838
1992 37.37458
1993 37.67366
1994 39.01453
1995 39.70097
1996 39.84979
1997 42.20567
1998 42.5527
1999 41.61852
2000 43.53539
2001 44.29519
2002 45.32273
2003 45.98481
2004 45.46054
2005 45.2227
2006 44.29735
2007 44.10805
2008 44.00887
2009 43.50385
2010 42.29911
2011 42.12942
2012 41.22102
2013 40.9112
2014 40.48945
2015 39.91367
2016 39.66627
2017 39.64473
2018 39.66142
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2021
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source