Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 12.25 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 12.25 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 12.58 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.41 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 151st out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.11 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 8.41 headcount basis | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.26 headcount basis | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.46 headcount basis | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.85 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 10.94 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.75 headcount basis | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.26 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.78 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.58 headcount basis | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 11.94 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 12.25 headcount basis | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.94 headcount basis | 8.41 headcount basis | 11.75 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.96 headcount basis | 11.26 headcount basis | 12.58 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 26.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 12.25 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 151st out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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