Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 15.05 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 18.01 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.05 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 175th out of 188 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 primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.01 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 17.68 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.72 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.27 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.78 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.52 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.46 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.99 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.87 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 15.72 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.25 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 15.08 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.05 headcount basis | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.05 headcount basis | 15.99 headcount basis | 18.01 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.4 headcount basis | 15.05 headcount basis | 15.87 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 primary education in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.01 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 175th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release