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Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
42
Highest
18.9
Türkiye
Lowest
8.1
Lithuania
Median
11.9
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
573

What the numbers show

Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 18.9 in Türkiye; the lowest is 8.1 in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.9, and the mean is 12.29.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 19.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 31.7%).

Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 18.9 2012 down 23.5% falling
2 United Kingdom 17.8 2012 down 11.4% falling
2 United Kingdom 17.8 2012 down 11.4% falling
4 Netherlands 16.5 2012 unchanged falling
4 Netherlands 16.5 2012 unchanged falling
6 Ireland 15.7 2012 down 3.1% falling
7 Germany 15.4 2012 down 4.3% falling
7 Romania 15.4 2012 up 4.1% flat
9 France 14.7 2012 up 2.8% flat
10 Slovakia 14.1 2012 down 6.6% flat
10 Slovakia 14.1 2012 down 6.6% flat
12 Bulgaria 13.9 2012 up 3.0% flat
13 Czechia 13.2 2012 down 12.6% falling
14 Finland 13.1 2012 down 9.0% falling
15 North Macedonia 12.7 2012 down 31.7% falling
16 Slovenia 12.6 2012 down 3.8% falling
16 Slovenia 12.6 2012 down 3.8% falling
18 Estonia 12.5 2012 up 0.8% rising
18 Estonia 12.5 2012 up 0.8% rising
20 Italy 12.3 2012 up 19.4% rising
21 Sweden 12.1 2012 down 5.5% falling
22 Spain 11.7 2012 down 7.1% falling
23 Cyprus 11.5 2012 down 23.8% falling
24 Denmark 11.4 2003 up 4.6% rising
25 Hungary 11.3 2012 down 0.9% flat
26 Iceland 10.9 2012 down 2.7% falling
27 Poland 10.7 2012 down 20.1% falling
27 Croatia 10.7 2012 down 21.3% falling
27 Poland 10.7 2012 down 20.1% falling
27 Croatia 10.7 2012 down 21.3% falling
31 Belgium 10.5 2012 down 1.9% falling
32 Austria 10.1 2012 down 10.6% falling
33 Latvia 10 2012 down 29.1% falling
33 Latvia 10 2012 down 29.1% falling
35 Portugal 9.9 2012 up 4.2% falling
36 Malta 9.6 2012 down 24.4% falling
37 Greece 9.4 2012 down 11.3% falling
38 Luxembourg 9 2012 down 11.8% falling
39 Liechtenstein 8.7 2012 down 4.4% flat
40 Norway 8.6 2012 down 17.3% falling
41 Lithuania 8.1 2012 down 17.3% falling
41 Lithuania 8.1 2012 down 17.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 573 data points, 1998–2012
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