Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS): 2013 Results - Working and Classroom Conditions: Staff ratios and class size

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	Ratio of teachers to number of personnel for pedagogical support		Ratio of teachers to number of school administrative or management personnel		Average class size³
Education system	Average	(S.E.)	Average	(S.E.)	Average	(S.E.)
Australia	8.1	(1.01)	4.4	(0.31)	24.7	(0.68)
Brazil	13.8	(0.72)	4.5	(0.20)	30.8	(0.29)
Bulgaria	9.4	(0.71)	2.3	(0.07)	21.7	(0.22)
Chile	5.4	(0.36)	3.7	(0.24)	31.8	(0.61)
Croatia	14.8	(0.49)	11.1	(0.44)	20.0	(0.21)
Cyprus	22.5	(2.10)	4.9	(0.19)	20.7	(0.14)
Czech Republic	16.6	(0.89)	5.3	(0.13)	21.1	(0.21)
Denmark	10.3	(0.88)	6.5	(0.21)	21.2	(0.19)
Estonia	9.5	(0.41)	6.7	(0.20)	17.3	(0.29)
Finland	8.2	(0.51)	12.4	(0.36)	17.8	(0.18)
France	5.6	(0.45)	6.8	(0.20)	25.5	(0.13)
Iceland	4.3	(0.35)	6.9	(0.23)	19.6	(0.30)
Israel	6.8	(0.75)	3.9	(0.27)	27.6	(0.37)
Italy	60.1	(3.63)	11.4	(0.31)	21.8	(0.21)
Japan	11.5	(0.59)	6.0	(0.15)	31.2	(0.34)
Korea, Republic of	8.6	(0.50)	3.8	(0.11)	32.4	(0.28)
Latvia	8.1	(0.41)	5.2	(0.26)	17.7	(0.37)
Malaysia	53.1	(2.78)	5.9	(0.21)	32.1	(0.32)
Mexico	12.1	(0.84)	4.4	(0.35)	33.0	(0.57)
Netherlands	9.8	(1.22)	7.5	(0.48)	25.4	(0.27)
Norway	5.4	(0.35)	5.4	(0.28)	22.5	(0.45)
Poland	11.6	(0.68)	6.2	(0.30)	21.4	(0.25)
Portugal	7.5	(1.21)	8.5	(0.27)	22.6	(0.19)
Romania	22.0	(1.66)	7.9	(0.32)	21.7	(0.35)
Serbia	24.1	(1.26)	9.9	(0.38)	21.9	(0.29)
Singapore	11.9	(1.02)	2.7	(0.09)	35.5	(0.24)
Slovak Republic	16.9	(0.66)	4.0	(0.18)	19.1	(0.24)
Spain	19.2	(1.11)	5.6	(0.15)	23.6	(0.25)
Sweden	7.1	(0.41)	10.5	(0.43)	21.4	(0.27)
Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates	12.7	(1.58)	5.9	(0.33)	25.1	(0.58)
Alberta-Canada	3.8	(0.24)	4.2	(0.14)	25.8	(0.37)
Belgium-Flemish	31.3	(3.48)	10.0	(0.57)	17.3	(0.26)
England-United Kingdom	4.1	(0.22)	3.3	(0.17)	23.9	(0.28)
International average⁴	14.4	(0.23)	6.3	(0.05)	24.1	(0.06)
United States	8.0	(1.36)	6.4	(0.29)	27.0	(0.61)
¹ These data are reported by principals and represent the average of school-level data in each education system. For example, in Australia, 814 represents the average number of students per school where lower secondary teachers work and 67 represents the average number of teachers in schools where lower secondary teachers work. The education provision in these schools may extend across ISCED levels (e.g., in schools that offer both lower and upper secondary education) and therefore may not apply only to teachers or students in lower secondary education. ² The average ratio of students to number of teachers is derived from the principal questionnaire. It is calculated by making the average of the school ratios in each education system and can therefore be different from the ratio of the averages calculated from this table. ³ These data are reported by lower secondary teachers and refer to a randomly chosen class they currently teach from their weekly timetable. ⁴ The international average is the average of the education systems that met the qualifying conditions, with each education system weighted equally. The United States did not meet the international standards for participation rates and, as a result, is not included in the international average and is shown separately from other education system estimates. NOTE: S.E. means standard error. TALIS sampled teachers at ISCED Level 2, which in the United States is grades 7, 8, and 9. Education systems are listed alphabetically by nation and then by subnational entities. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), 2013.