Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.94 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 14.94 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 17.83 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.05 headcount basis, in 2013.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 124th of 160 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.19 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 12.05 headcount basis | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 12.65 headcount basis | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 13.73 headcount basis | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 12.12 headcount basis | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 13.38 headcount basis | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 15.2 headcount basis | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 16.04 headcount basis | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 14.48 headcount basis | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 12.56 headcount basis | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 17.83 headcount basis | +42.0% |
| 2023 | 16.03 headcount basis | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 14.94 headcount basis | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.67 headcount basis | 12.05 headcount basis | 16.04 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.17 headcount basis | 12.56 headcount basis | 17.83 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 14.94 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17.83 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.05 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 124th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release