20-19    Student-teacher Ratio by Level of School
             
Year Institutions of Higher Education Secondary Schools Primary Schools
Number of   Number of   Number of  
Teachers Student- Teachers Student- Teachers Student-
( 10 000 teacher ( 10 000 teacher ( 10 000 teacher
persons ) Ratio persons ) Ratio persons ) Ratio
             
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
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 9.7 445.0 17.6 586.1 23.1
2000 46.3 12.0 458.2 18.2 586.0 22.2
             
2001 53.2 13.5 472.4 18.5 579.8 21.6
             
             
a) Secondary schools in this table don't include  various technical schools and schools for juvenile delinquents.