Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 16.3 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 16.3 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 16.65 headcount basis in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.98 headcount basis, in 2021.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 112th of 160 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.48 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 16.29 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.37 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.34 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.54 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.65 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.08 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.56 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.98 headcount basis | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 15.12 headcount basis | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 14.74 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.3 headcount basis | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.39 headcount basis | 16.08 headcount basis | 16.65 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.14 headcount basis | 13.98 headcount basis | 16.3 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 16.3 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 headcount basis in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.98 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 112th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release