Pupil: teacher ratios (PTRs)

The Department of Education conducts an annual exercise to produce pupil: teacher ratios for all grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland. This involves verification of teacher numbers with individual schools. Pupil figures are taken from the Annual School Census.

The following tables present analyses of pupil: teacher ratios for Northern Ireland.

PTRs by Education and library board (ELB) area and management type Excel 29 KB
The latest pupil: teacher ratios for grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland summarised by ELB area, school type and school management type.

PTRs time series Excel 31 KB
Pupil: teacher ratios for grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland for the last 10 years, summarised by school type and school management type.

PTRs Individual Schools Excel 209 KB
The latest Pupil: Teacher Ratios for each individual grant-aided school in Northern Ireland categorised by ELB area and school type.

A more detailed description of Pupil:Teacher Ratio data is also available.

This page was last updated on 24 June 2008.