High income OECD countries Compared by Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary
DEFINITION:
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 29.02 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Chile | 27.3 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 19.15 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | France | 18.64 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 18.17 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 18.09 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Australia | 17.88 | 1999 | ||
| 8 | Czech Republic | 17.87 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Slovakia | 17.68 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Canada | 17.42 | 2001 | ||
| 11 | Netherlands | 17.17 | 1991 | ||
| 12 | New Zealand | 16.37 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Finland | 15.96 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 2004 | ||
| 15 | United States | 14.21 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Germany | 14.19 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Estonia | 14.11 | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Spain | 13.93 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Austria | 13.13 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Poland | 12.63 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Israel | 12.42 | 2004 | ||
| =22 | Belgium | 11.57 | 2004 | ||
| =22 | Portugal | 11.57 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Luxembourg | 11.53 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Greece | 11.26 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Italy | 10.62 | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Iceland | 10.53 | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Norway | 10.5 | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Sweden | 10.11 | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Denmark | 9.93 | 2001 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary
- Ethiopia ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Afghanistan ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Sierra Leone ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Central African Republic ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 1991.
- Nicaragua ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
- San Marino has ranked last for pupil-teacher ratio > primary since 1991.
- Philippines ranked first for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2004.
- Congo, Republic of the ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary globally in 2005.
- Mozambique ranked second for pupil-teacher ratio > primary amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
- 15 of the bottom 17 countries by pupil-teacher ratio > primary are Christian.
