Student-Teacher Ratio by Level of School
 
Year Institutions of Higher Education
Secondary Schools
Primary Schools
  Number of Teachers ( 10 000 persons )   Student Teacher Ratio   Number of Teachers ( 10 000 persons )   Student Teacher Ratio   Number of Teachers ( 10 000 persons )   Student Teacher Ratio
1952 2.7 7.1 13.0 24.2 143.5 35.6
1957 7.0 6.3 29.4 24.1 188.4 34.1
1965 13.8 4.9 70.9 20.2 385.7 30.1
1978 20.6 4.2 328.1 20.2 522.6 28.0
1980 24.7 4.6 317.1 17.9 549.9 26.6
1985 34.4 5.0 296.7 17.2 537.7 24.9
1986 37.2 5.1 311.5 17.1 541.4 24.3
1987 38.5 5.1 326.6 16.5 543.4 23.6
1988 39.3 5.3 338.9 15.5 550.1 22.8
1989 39.7 5.2 342.3 14.8 554.4 22.3
1990 39.5 5.2 349.2 14.6 558.2 21.9
1991 39.1 5.2 355.7 14.7 553.2 22.0
1992 38.8 5.6 362.4 14.8 552.7 22.1
1993 38.8 6.5 366.8 14.7 555.2 22.4
1994 39.6 7.1 375.7 15.2 561.1 22.9
1995 40.1 7.2 388.3 15.9 566.4 23.3
1996 40.3 7.5 404.0 16.4 573.6 23.7
1997 40.5 7.8 418.6 16.7 579.4 24.2
1998 40.7 8.4 431.2 17.0 581.9 23.9
1999 42.6 9.7 459.6 17.4 586.1 23.1
2000 46.3 12.0 458.2 18.0 586.0 22.2
2001 53.2 13.5 472.4 18.5 579.8 21.6