Another element of school organisation is
represented by the pupil-teacher ratio, a key
indicator of teacher deployment. Figure 3.6
illustrates the link between the annual
increase in teaching stock needed to meet
UPE by 2015 and primary pupil-teacher ratios.
As explained in Chapter 1, pupil-teacher
ratios, while a highly aggregated measure,
help to indicate the capacity of an education
system and to assess whether teachers are
potentially overburdened or under-utilised.
In the latter case, it may thus be possible
to accommodate more students without
necessarily hiring additional teachers.