Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 18.58 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 18.58 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 21.49 headcount basis in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.58 headcount basis, in 2024.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.49 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 20.63 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.14 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 19.5 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.35 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.29 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.99 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.08 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.04 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.76 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.05 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.13 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.16 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.44 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.08 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.94 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.01 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 18.84 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.58 headcount basis | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.22 headcount basis | 19.35 headcount basis | 21.49 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.11 headcount basis | 18.76 headcount basis | 19.44 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.89 headcount basis | 18.58 headcount basis | 19.08 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 18.58 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.49 headcount basis in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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.
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February 2026 Data Release