Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 11.26 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 11.26 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 15.45 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.26 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 160th of 160 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.45 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 15.25 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.98 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.35 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 13.93 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.66 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.7 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.67 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.11 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.39 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 12.13 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.73 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 11.26 headcount basis | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.37 headcount basis | 13.66 headcount basis | 15.45 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.12 headcount basis | 11.26 headcount basis | 13.11 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 11.26 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.26 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 160th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release