Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 23.55 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 23.55 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 24.49 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.91 headcount basis, in 2012.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 73rd of 160 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 pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.91 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 20.57 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 20.29 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.74 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.83 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.6 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.57 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.47 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.16 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.49 headcount basis | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 23.55 headcount basis | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.16 headcount basis | 19.91 headcount basis | 22.8 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.27 headcount basis | 22.16 headcount basis | 24.49 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 23.55 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.49 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.91 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 73rd out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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