North America - Pupil teacher ratio

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in North America was 14.54 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 28.00 in 1996, while its lowest value was 13.56 in 2012.

Definition: Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 27.66
1995 27.71
1996 28.00
1997 27.10
1998 27.36
1999 26.06
2000 25.09
2001 24.80
2002 20.44
2003 21.17
2004 18.95
2005 19.49
2006 18.53
2007 18.26
2008 19.20
2009 18.14
2010 15.98
2011 14.55
2012 13.56
2013 13.99
2014 14.07
2015 14.02
2016 14.28
2017 14.55
2018 14.54

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in North America was 14.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 16.18 in 1995, while its lowest value was 13.84 in 2010.

Definition: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 14.19
1984 14.19
1985 14.30
1986 14.40
1987 14.65
1988 14.85
1989 15.06
1990 15.32
1991 15.53
1992 15.77
1993 16.08
1994 16.06
1995 16.18
1996 16.07
1997 15.97
1998 15.85
1999 15.56
2000 15.19
2001 15.60
2002 15.03
2003 15.01
2004 14.45
2005 14.35
2006 14.06
2007 14.04
2008 13.93
2009 14.11
2010 13.84
2011 14.49
2012 14.63
2013 14.66
2014 14.74
2015 14.67
2016 14.55
2017 14.43
2018 14.43

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North America was 15.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 16.95 in 1995, while its lowest value was 13.78 in 2010.

Definition: Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 16.04
1993 16.19
1994 16.46
1995 16.95
1996 16.92
1997 16.74
1998 16.55
1999 16.29
2000 16.02
2001 16.52
2002 15.25
2003 15.25
2004 14.89
2005 14.83
2006 14.52
2007 14.47
2008 14.21
2009 14.10
2010 13.78
2011 14.91
2012 15.30
2013 15.34
2014 15.45
2015 15.39
2016 15.33
2017 15.20
2018 15.20

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in North America was 14.94 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 20.70 in 1972, while its lowest value was 14.12 in 2010.

Definition: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 20.70
1972 20.70
1973 20.48
1974 20.25
1975 20.02
1976 19.79
1977 19.56
1978 19.33
1979 19.09
1980 18.87
1981 18.63
1982 18.40
1983 18.16
1984 17.90
1985 17.37
1986 17.10
1987 16.84
1988 16.56
1989 16.33
1990 16.08
1991 15.81
1992 15.59
1993 15.74
1994 15.91
1995 15.70
1996 15.70
1997 15.60
1998 15.49
1999 15.24
2000 14.94
2001 15.45
2002 15.19
2003 15.22
2004 15.27
2005 15.24
2006 14.94
2007 14.89
2008 14.71
2009 14.32
2010 14.12
2011 14.81
2012 15.00
2013 15.02
2014 15.10
2015 15.01
2016 14.98
2017 14.94
2018 14.94

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in North America was 14.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 15.71 in 2004, while its lowest value was 13.85 in 2000.

Definition: Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 15.12
1993 15.29
1994 15.36
1995 14.41
1996 14.44
1997 14.43
1998 14.42
1999 14.17
2000 13.85
2001 14.38
2002 15.13
2003 15.18
2004 15.71
2005 15.71
2006 15.40
2007 15.33
2008 15.25
2009 14.54
2010 14.48
2011 14.72
2012 14.70
2013 14.71
2014 14.76
2015 14.65
2016 14.63
2017 14.68
2018 14.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs