Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 17.8 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in United Kingdom, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 17.8 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in United Kingdom peaked at 20.1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.2, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.8 | — |
| 1999 | 19.8 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 19.6 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.3 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.1 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.6 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7 | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.7 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.51 | 15.2 | 20.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 3 |
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- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in United Kingdom?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in United Kingdom was 17.8 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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