In 2023, the pupil to teacher ratio for schools in Scotland was 13.5, with primary schools having the highest ratio of pupils to teachers, and special schools having the lowest, at 3.7 pupils per teacher.
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Scottish Government. (December 12, 2023). Ratio of pupils to teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Ratio of pupils to teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2023). Ratio of pupils to teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Ratio of Pupils to Teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by School Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/
Scottish Government, Ratio of pupils to teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Ratio of pupils to teachers in Scotland from 2013 to 2023, by school type [Graph], Scottish Government, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716480/pupil-teacher-ratio-scotland/