Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 23 Jul 2024: Written answers (KildareStreet.com)

Written answers

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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851.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the EU average pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [33400/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Please see table below for pupil-teacher ratio at primary level for the EU, OECD and Ireland from 2014-15 to 2022-23, the latest data available.

Year	Ireland	OECD*	EU-27 Average**
2014/15	16.2	15.7	14.2
2015/16	16	15.4	15.2
2016/17	15.7	15.6	14.6
2017/18	15.3	15.3	14.5
2018/19	15.2	15.2	15.7
2019/20	15	14.9	13.5
2020/21	14.9	14.9	13.6
2021/22	13.7	14.8	13.4***
2022/23	13.4	14.6***	13.3***