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Figure 11-2.  Ratio of students to teaching staff in education institutions, by level of education and country: 2008

¹ Excludes independent private institutions.
² Excludes private institutions at preprimary, primary, and secondary levels.
³ Excludes private institutions at primary level.
⁴ Excludes part-time personnel in public institutions at lower secondary and general upper secondary levels.
⁵ Data at the preprimary level not available for the Russian Federation.
⁶ Includes ISCED97 level 0 (preprimary education).
⁷ Includes ISCED97 level 1 (primary education).
⁸ Includes ISCED97 levels 2 (lower secondary education) and 3 (upper secondary education). In Japan, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom, ISCED97 level 4 (postsecondary nontertiary programs) data are also included.
⁹ Includes ISCED97 levels 5A (academic higher education below the doctoral level), 5B (vocational higher education), and 6 (doctoral level of academic higher education). In France and Japan, ISCED97 level 4 (postsecondary nontertiary programs) data are also included.
NOTE: Except where otherwise noted, data shown include public and private institutions, with calculations based on full-time equivalents. Education levels are defined according to the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). For more information on the ISCED97 levels, see appendix A in this report.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table D2.2. Paris: Author.

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