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
1998–2012
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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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
35 places, 457 data points, 1998–2012
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