Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 7.14 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 7.14 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 10.12 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.14 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 158th 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 in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.12 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 9.81 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.34 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.17 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.84 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.47 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.33 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.16 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.93 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.94 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.68 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 7.44 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 7.14 headcount basis | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.03 headcount basis | 8.16 headcount basis | 10.12 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.63 headcount basis | 7.14 headcount basis | 7.94 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 7.14 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 158th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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