Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 20.8 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia is 20.8 headcount basis, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 21.75 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.64 headcount basis, in 2021.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 80th of 160 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.88 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 18.2 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.55 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.93 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 18.85 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 20.25 headcount basis | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 19.98 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.98 headcount basis | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.64 headcount basis | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 21.75 headcount basis | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8 headcount basis | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.81 headcount basis | 17.88 headcount basis | 20.25 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.54 headcount basis | 16.64 headcount basis | 21.75 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Western Asia was 20.8 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.75 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.64 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 80th out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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