Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Pupil teacher ratios

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

This file contains information in the pupil teacher ratios in schools in the United Kingdom.

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Data set details

Theme: UK education and training statistics
Publication: Education and training statistics for the UK
Release: Reporting year 2020
Release type
Geographic levels: National, Regional
Indicators: Pupil-teacher ratio
Filters: School type
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	phase	pupil_teacher_ratio
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			Nursery	18.8
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			Primary	20.5
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			Secondary	15.3
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			Special	5.5
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			Total maintained	17.4

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 2 variables
Variable name	Variable description
phase	School type
pupil_teacher_ratio	Pupil-teacher ratio

Footnotes

In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
In England, the primary pupil-teacher ratio includes LA maintained nurseries.
Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.

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