Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 21.33 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 21.33 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 21.46 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.24 headcount basis, in 2013.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 188 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.24 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 19.61 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.52 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.97 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 20.26 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.74 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 20.88 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.97 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.32 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 21.46 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.44 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.33 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.03 headcount basis | 19.24 headcount basis | 20.88 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.3 headcount basis | 20.97 headcount basis | 21.46 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 primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 21.33 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.46 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.24 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release