New data shows which counties have highest and lowest teacher to student classroom ratios

Successive governments have sought to reduce the numbers of children per teacher but progress has been sluggish. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

The commuter counties around Dublin have the largest primary level classrooms in the country while Mayo has the smallest, but they are still above European averages.

According to data published by Education Minister Norma Foley, the counties of Kildare, Meath, Louth, and Wicklow have the most amount of children per teacher in primary school classrooms in the country.