Figure F

FILL: Pupil-teacher ratios for public and private schools, 1955–2019

Public Private
1955 26.9 31.7
1960 25.8 30.7
1965 24.7 28.3
1970 22.3 23.0
1975 20.4 19.6
1976 20.2 19.3
1977 19.7 18.4
1978 19.3 18.7
1979 19.1 18.1
1980 18.7 17.7
1981 18.8 17.6
1982 18.6 17.2
1983 18.4 17.0
1984 18.1 16.8
1985 17.9 16.2
1986 17.7 15.7
1987 17.6 15.6
1988 17.3 15.2
1989 17.2 15.7
1990 17.2 15.6
1991 17.3 15.6
1992 17.4 16.1
1993 17.4 16.7
1994 17.3 16.2
1995 17.3 15.7
1996 17.1 15.5
1997 16.8 15.2
1998 16.4 15.0
1999 16.1 14.7
2000 16.0 14.5
2001 15.9 14.3
2002 15.9 14.1
2003 15.9 13.8
2004 15.8 13.7
2005 15.6 13.5
2006 15.6 13.2
2007 15.4 13.0
2008 15.3 12.8
2009 15.4 12.5
2010 16.0 12.5
2011 16.0 12.5
2012 16.0 12.4
2013 16.1 12.2
2014 16.1 12.1
2015 16.0 11.9
2016 16.0 11.9
2017 16.0 11.9
2018 16.0 11.6
2019 15.9 11.4
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