In the 2018/19 academic year there were 16.4 students for every one teacher in the United Kingdom, the same as in the previous academic year. Of all school types in the UK, nursery schools had the most children per teacher at 22.9, followed by primary schools at 20.5, middle schools at 15.9 and secondary schools which had 15.9 pupils per teacher.
Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2018/19, by school type
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UK Department for Education. (November 21, 2019). Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2018/19, by school type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/
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