Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.73 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 14.73 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 14.73 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.03 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 156th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.23 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 12.7 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.95 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.29 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.83 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13.83 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.06 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 12.93 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.07 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.13 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.77 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 14.06 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.78 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.48 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 12.03 headcount basis | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 13.36 headcount basis | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 13.12 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.73 headcount basis | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 headcount basis | 12.23 headcount basis | 13.83 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.45 headcount basis | 12.93 headcount basis | 14.06 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.34 headcount basis | 12.03 headcount basis | 14.73 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-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 14.73 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.73 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 156th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release