Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 8.13 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 8.13 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 11.72 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.13 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 180th out of 185 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 secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 11.47 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.95 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.48 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.96 headcount basis | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.62 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.56 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.55 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.46 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.98 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.55 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 8.13 headcount basis | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.42 headcount basis | 9.55 headcount basis | 11.72 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.91 headcount basis | 8.13 headcount basis | 9.46 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 8.13 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 11.72 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 180th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release