Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 20.95 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 20.95 headcount basis.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 21.08 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.31 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 147th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.31 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 19.63 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.53 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.97 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.18 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.59 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.67 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.7 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.98 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.08 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.06 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.95 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.98 headcount basis | 19.31 headcount basis | 20.67 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.95 headcount basis | 20.7 headcount basis | 21.08 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (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, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 20.95 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.08 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 147th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release