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Working and Classroom Conditions: Staff ratios and class size
| Table 5. Average number of students and staff and average staff ratios in schools where lower secondary education teachers work (includes both public and private schools) and average class size in lower secondary education, by education system: 2013 (NOTE: this is a 2-part table. See Part 1 | Part 2) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education system | Number of students in schools1 | Number of teachers in schools1 | Ratio of students to number of teachers2 | |||||||||
| Average | (S.E.) | Average | (S.E.) | Average | (S.E.) | |||||||
| Australia | 814.2 | (51.46) | 66.6 | (4.16) | 12.3 | (0.19) | ||||||
| Brazil | 586.0 | (12.83) | 33.8 | (1.28) | 19.1 | (0.56) | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 345.0 | (9.68) | 25.9 | (0.63) | 12.5 | (0.28) | ||||||
| Chile | 483.7 | (20.20) | 25.7 | (1.21) | 20.4 | (1.83) | ||||||
| Croatia | 433.0 | (20.59) | 39.4 | (1.81) | 10.8 | (0.62) | ||||||
| Cyprus | 364.1 | (20.02) | 49.5 | (1.81) | 7.1 | (0.21) | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 341.7 | (7.72) | 26.0 | (0.60) | 13.0 | (0.17) | ||||||
| Denmark | 401.4 | (13.16) | 32.8 | (1.27) | 12.1 | (0.22) | ||||||
| Estonia | 297.3 | (17.29) | 32.2 | (1.23) | 7.7 | (0.18) | ||||||
| Finland | 348.0 | (12.27) | 33.1 | (0.89) | 10.0 | (0.17) | ||||||
| France | 542.9 | (16.33) | 39.9 | (1.06) | 13.6 | (0.34) | ||||||
| Iceland | 247.8 | (13.22) | 27.0 | (1.17) | 8.4 | (0.24) | ||||||
| Israel | 494.2 | (35.39) | 47.7 | (3.36) | 10.8 | (0.51) | ||||||
| Italy | 794.6 | (29.28) | 85.8 | (2.50) | 9.8 | (0.31) | ||||||
| Japan | 357.3 | (9.66) | 24.2 | (0.62) | 20.3 | (3.58) | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 567.2 | (14.05) | 31.7 | (0.68) | 15.5 | (0.33) | ||||||
| Latvia | 295.1 | (10.25) | 32.8 | (1.13) | 9.1 | (0.80) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1,151.1 | (20.58) | 82.7 | (1.05) | 13.6 | (0.23) | ||||||
| Mexico | 416.8 | (23.23) | 25.4 | (0.95) | 15.1 | (0.70) | ||||||
| Netherlands | 869.9 | (71.40) | 74.4 | (6.12) | 11.4 | (0.24) | ||||||
| Norway | 257.0 | (13.61) | 29.1 | (1.51) | 8.5 | (0.25) | ||||||
| Poland | 220.6 | (9.35) | 27.2 | (0.93) | 7.9 | (0.30) | ||||||
| Portugal | 1,152.5 | (51.85) | 109.5 | (4.69) | 10.5 | (0.21) | ||||||
| Romania | 474.0 | (21.58) | 31.6 | (1.44) | 15.1 | (0.48) | ||||||
| Serbia | 554.6 | (21.44) | 45.1 | (1.67) | 11.8 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Singapore | 1,251.4 | (34.95) | 91.1 | (3.19) | 14.0 | (0.17) | ||||||
| Slovak Republic | 314.3 | (8.98) | 25.0 | (0.61) | 12.1 | (0.20) | ||||||
| Spain | 545.4 | (26.28) | 44.5 | (1.76) | 11.8 | (0.31) | ||||||
| Sweden | 373.5 | (17.54) | 35.1 | (1.41) | 10.8 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates | 887.6 | (44.26) | 61.6 | (2.75) | 14.0 | (0.68) | ||||||
| Alberta-Canada | 334.9 | (11.47) | 18.4 | (0.72) | 18.0 | (0.61) | ||||||
| Belgium-Flemish | 623.7 | (49.82) | 78.6 | (4.92) | 7.9 | (0.46) | ||||||
| England-United Kingdom | 890.2 | (27.43) | 67.5 | (2.83) | 13.6 | (0.23) | ||||||
| International average4 | 546.4 | (4.82) | 45.5 | (0.41) | 12.4 | (0.14) | ||||||
| United States | 566.5 | (43.60) | 38.2 | (2.27) | 14.9 | (0.98) | ||||||
| See notes at end of table. | ||||||||||||
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