The pupils per teacher ratio in Denmark decreased marginally from the academic year 2014/15 to the academic year 2022/23. In 2014/15, there were 12.7 pupils per teacher in primary schools in Denmark, a number that had decreased to 12.4 in 2022/23. Over this time period, both the number of teachers and the number of pupils in Danish primary schools declined.
Pupil to teacher ratio in primary schools in Denmark from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of pupils per teacher
2022/23
12.4
2021/22
12.4
2020/21
12.7
2019/20
12.8
2018/19
12.7
2017/18
12.8
2016/17
12.7
2015/16
12.8
2014/15
12.7
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Ministry of Children and Education. (March 16, 2024). Pupil to teacher ratio in primary schools in Denmark from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119906/number-of-pupils-per-teacher-in-primary-schools-in-denmark/
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Ministry of Children and Education. "Pupil to Teacher Ratio in Primary Schools in Denmark from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119906/number-of-pupils-per-teacher-in-primary-schools-in-denmark/
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