Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
17.8
United Kingdom
Lowest
8.1
Lithuania, Republic of
Median
11.6
Years covered
15
1998β2012
Data points
457
What the numbers show
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 17.8 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 8.1 in Lithuania, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.6, and the mean is 12.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 19.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia, Republic of (down 31.7%).
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 17.8 | 2012 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 2 | Netherlands, The | 16.5 | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Ireland | 15.7 | 2012 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 15.4 | 2012 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 15.4 | 2012 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 6 | France | 14.7 | 2012 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Slovak Republic | 14.1 | 2012 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 13.9 | 2012 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 13.2 | 2012 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 10 | Finland | 13.1 | 2012 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 11 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 12.7 | 2012 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 12 | Slovenia, Republic of | 12.6 | 2012 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 12.5 | 2012 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 12.3 | 2012 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 12.1 | 2012 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 11.7 | 2012 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 17 | Cyprus | 11.5 | 2012 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 11.4 | 2003 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 11.3 | 2012 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 10.9 | 2012 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia, Republic of | 10.7 | 2012 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Poland, Republic of | 10.7 | 2012 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 10.5 | 2012 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 10.1 | 2012 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia, Republic of | 10 | 2012 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 9.9 | 2012 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 9.6 | 2012 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 9.4 | 2012 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2012 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 30 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 8.7 | 2012 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 8.6 | 2012 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania, Republic of | 8.1 | 2012 | down 17.3% | falling |