Pupil/Trained Teacher ratio, Secondary Education

Pupil/trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis)

Source: UNESCO

Average number of pupils per teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. A high pupil-teacher ratio suggests that each teacher has to be responsible for a large number of pupils. In other words, the higher the pupil/teacher ratio, the lower the relative access of pupils to teachers. It is generally assumed that a low pupil-teacher ratio signifies smaller classes, which enables the teacher to pay more attention to individual students, which may in the long run result in a better performance of the pupils. The data shown was published by UNESCO.

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Country ranking, 2015