| 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. | ||||||