Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Samoa
Samoa: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 11.75 headcount basis in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Samoa, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.75 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2018.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over five years.
Samoa ranks 65th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Samoa?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Samoa was 11.75 headcount basis in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 headcount basis in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- Samoa ranks 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of pupils per trained teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.