In the 2017/18 academic year there were 16.4 students for every one teacher in the United Kingdom, a slight deterioration on the previous year. Of all school types in the UK, nursery schools had the most children per teacher at 22.2, followed by primary schools at 20.6 and secondary schools which had 15.6 pupils per teacher.
Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom 2000-2018,
Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by school type
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UK Department for Education. (November 22, 2018). Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by school type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/
UK Department for Education. "Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by school type." Chart. November 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/
UK Department for Education. (2018). Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by school type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/
UK Department for Education. "Pupil to Teacher Ratio in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by School Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2018, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/
UK Department for Education, Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2017/18, by school type Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/282994/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y-by-school-type/ (last visited December 12, 2019)