Algeria - Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Algeria was 24.32 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 41.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 2009.

Definition: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.00
1975 41.96
1976 40.95
1977 39.51
1978 37.58
1979 36.76
1980 35.80
1981 35.25
1982 33.74
1983 32.33
1984 30.56
1985 29.63
1986 27.84
1987 27.28
1988 27.18
1989 27.96
1990 27.79
1991 27.69
1992 28.17
1993 27.42
1994 27.37
1995 27.28
1996 27.32
1997 27.35
1999 28.19
2000 28.40
2001 27.84
2002 27.59
2003 27.53
2004 26.51
2005 25.44
2006 24.48
2007 23.93
2008 23.23
2009 23.00
2010 23.33
2011 23.27
2012 23.16
2013 23.26
2014 23.66
2015 23.84
2016 24.24
2017 24.23
2018 24.32

Development Relevance: The pupil-teacher ratio is often used to compare the quality of schooling across countries, but it is often weakly related to student learning and quality of education.

Limitations and Exceptions: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of students at the specified level of education by the number of teachers at the same level of education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs