Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 13.28 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 13.28 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 13.33 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.35 headcount basis, in 2011.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 165th of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.41 headcount basis | — |
| 2010 | 12.41 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.35 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.38 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.44 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.43 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.43 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.42 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.5 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.52 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.58 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.87 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 13.16 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.33 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13.28 headcount basis | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.41 headcount basis | 12.41 headcount basis | 12.41 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.43 headcount basis | 12.35 headcount basis | 12.52 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.05 headcount basis | 12.58 headcount basis | 13.33 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 13.28 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 headcount basis in 2011.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 165th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release