Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 15.26 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 15.26 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 15.8 headcount basis in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.26 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places SDG: Western Asia 135th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.67 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 15.5 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.51 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.49 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.47 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.71 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.42 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 15.26 headcount basis | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.61 headcount basis | 15.5 headcount basis | 15.8 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.47 headcount basis | 15.26 headcount basis | 15.71 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in SDG: Western Asia was 15.26 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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