Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 21.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 21.47 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UIS: Arab States peaked at 22.88 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.16 headcount basis, in 2014.
UIS: Arab States ranks 85th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.61 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 19.74 headcount basis | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 18.16 headcount basis | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 18.33 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.77 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 18.81 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.68 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.25 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.67 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.33 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.88 headcount basis | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 21.23 headcount basis | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 21.47 headcount basis | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.79 headcount basis | 18.16 headcount basis | 19.74 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.12 headcount basis | 19.67 headcount basis | 22.88 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UIS: Arab States was 21.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.88 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.16 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 85th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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