Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 15.75 headcount basis in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2020, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe stood at 15.75 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe peaked at 15.75 headcount basis in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.03 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places SDG: Europe 172nd out of 188 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.03 headcount basis | — |
| 2010 | 14.06 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.25 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.62 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.81 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.87 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.91 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.78 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.97 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.89 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.06 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.75 headcount basis | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.03 headcount basis | 14.03 headcount basis | 14.03 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.72 headcount basis | 14.06 headcount basis | 15.06 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 headcount basis | 15.75 headcount basis | 15.75 headcount basis | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Europe was 15.75 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15.75 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.03 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 172nd out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained 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