Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 20.91 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 20.91 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 22.22 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.31 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 97th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.76 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 18.73 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.31 headcount basis | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 17.85 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.42 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.42 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.48 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.06 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19.38 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.99 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.22 headcount basis | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 20.78 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 20.91 headcount basis | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.38 headcount basis | 17.31 headcount basis | 19.06 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.66 headcount basis | 19.38 headcount basis | 22.22 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 20.91 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.31 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 97th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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