Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 15.71 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 15.71 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 18.73 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.71 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 171st of 188 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 primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.73 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 18.34 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.35 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.81 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.24 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.97 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.92 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.44 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.32 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.34 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.85 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 15.73 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.71 headcount basis | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6 headcount basis | 16.44 headcount basis | 18.73 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.99 headcount basis | 15.71 headcount basis | 16.34 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 15.71 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 18.73 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.71 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 171st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release