Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 16.36 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 16.36 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 16.51 headcount basis in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.67 headcount basis, in 2021.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 111th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.05 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 15.9 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.03 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.08 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.39 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.51 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.87 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 15.36 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.67 headcount basis | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 14.95 headcount basis | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 14.58 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.36 headcount basis | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.12 headcount basis | 15.87 headcount basis | 16.51 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.98 headcount basis | 13.67 headcount basis | 16.36 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 16.36 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 headcount basis in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.67 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 111th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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