Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 15.56 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Kingdom, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 15.56 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Kingdom peaked at 22.79 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.18, in 1988.
United Kingdom ranks 87th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.74 | 12.18 | 13.24 | 7 |
| 1990s | 18.22 | 14.14 | 22.58 | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.88 | 17.36 | 22.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 | 15.52 | 17.85 | 8 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,128 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 35.41 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Kingdom?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Kingdom was 15.56 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 22.79 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.18 in 1988.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- United Kingdom ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.