Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis)

Average number of pupils per qualified teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of qualified teachers at the same level. A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a specific level of education in a given country. This is usually related to the subject(s) they teach. In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.

本指标指特定教育层级下，基于学生与教师在册人数计算的合格师生比平均值。计算方式为：将指定教育层级的在册学生总人数，除以同层级的合格教师总人数。合格教师指在特定国家内，具备对应教育层级从事教学工作所需最低学术资质的人员，其资质通常与其所教授的学科相关。在计算与解读该指标时，需考虑兼职授课、多班制教学、多级教学班等可能影响师生比准确性与实际意义的各类情形。若条件允许，兼职教师人数需转换为全日制当量教师（full-time equivalent）；双班制教师需按两倍人数统计，以此类推。教师的定义为：职业活动为向正规教育机构在册学生传授正式课程大纲规定的知识、态度与技能的人员。