Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 18.74 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 18.74 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 19.59 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.3 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 110th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.95 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 18.95 headcount basis | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 17.55 headcount basis | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 17.32 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 17.32 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.42 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.3 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.61 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.87 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.13 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 19.59 headcount basis | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.64 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 18.74 headcount basis | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.68 headcount basis | 17.3 headcount basis | 18.95 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.59 headcount basis | 17.87 headcount basis | 19.59 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 18.74 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.59 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 110th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release