Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) was 7.08 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 7.08 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 9.97 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.08 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 159th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.97 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 9.6 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.12 headcount basis | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.61 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.27 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.15 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.03 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.83 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.54 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 7.32 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.08 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.83 headcount basis | 8.03 headcount basis | 9.97 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.51 headcount basis | 7.08 headcount basis | 7.83 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 708,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 7.08 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 159th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release