Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 11.58 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 11.58 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 15.37 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.58 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 170th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.37 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 14.03 headcount basis | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 13.63 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.95 headcount basis | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 14.03 headcount basis | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.96 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.96 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.17 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.13 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.17 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.63 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 12.84 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 11.58 headcount basis | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.26 headcount basis | 13.63 headcount basis | 15.37 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.27 headcount basis | 11.58 headcount basis | 14.17 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 secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 11.58 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.37 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.58 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 170th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release