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CHAPTER 3 SUFFICIENCY OF TEACHING STAFFAND PROVISION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
1 Supply of Teaching Staff and Working Condition of Teachers
(l) Class Size and Quota of Teachers
c. Number of Pupils per Teacher


The average number of pupils per full-time teacher, which is the total enrollment divided by the total number of full-time teachers at each school level, has decreased year by year in the elementary schools, reaching a level of 26 in1969. In the lower secondary schools, likewise, the number has decreased after reaching a peak of 30 in 1961, so that in 1969 it was down to 21. In upper secondary schools, including part-time courses, the number of pupils per teacher has also decreased annually since reaching a peak of 26 in 1965. In 1969 it was down to 22 pupils per teacher. This is due to the decrease in the population of the age group and to the increase in the number of teachers, and occurred despite the fact that the percent of lower school graduates entering upper secondary schools increased. Conversely, the number of students per teacher (excluding assistants) in4 year universities has been increasing every year since 1961, reaching 26 in 1969,as a result of the rapid increase in the number of students accompanied by the increase in the percentage of the age group entering universities.

Figure 31. Student-Teacher Ratios


Note: Actual numbers are given in Basic Table 43. Basic Table 43

Table 45. Number of Pupils and Students per Teacher in Kindergartens, Upper Secondary Schools and Universities by Establishing Body


Note: Actual numbers are given in Basic Table 44 Basic Tabe 44

There are wide differences found in the student-teacher ratios by establishing bodies; in upper secondary schools and universities big differences are found5etween public and private institutions. In addition, thee percent of students belonging to humanities and social science faculties is higher in private universities than in national and local public universities. In 1969, the number of students per teacher both by faculties and by establishing bodies in humanities and social science was 15 in national and local rubric universities and 45 in private universities, while for natural science it was lain public universities and 31 in private universities.

Table 46. Number of Pupils and Students per Teacher in Various Major CountriesCountry


Actual numbers are give in Basic Table 45 Basic Table 45


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