Luxembourg’s pupil-teacher ratio ranks 1st in the EU

01 December 2022

Eurostat has released new figures on the ratio of pupils per teacher in the EU. Throughout the European Union in 2020, the average number of pupils per teacher at the primary, secondary and upper secondary levels – the ratio of pupils and students to teachers – was 12.3. 

Luxembourg is ‘best in class’

In 2020, Luxembourg averaged 7.1 pupils per teacher at the primary, secondary and upper secondary level. This puts Luxembourg in first position, followed by Greece (8.5) and Malta (8.8).

The impressive figure is trending in the right direction as Luxembourg’s ratio was 9.0 in 2018 and 10.5 in 2016.

Taking a closer look at the teacher demographics, another positive trend emerges. In a profession that is lead by female teachers, male teachers are gaining in numbers. Since 2017, Luxembourg has had highest proportion of male teachers in the EU with 34%.

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