Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 25.82 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States stood at 25.82 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 26.82 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.27 headcount basis, in 2012.
That places UIS: Arab States 67th out of 160 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 pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.27 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 23.13 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.95 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.72 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.78 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.87 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.41 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.18 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.82 headcount basis | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 25.77 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 25.82 headcount basis | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.42 headcount basis | 22.27 headcount basis | 24.87 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.4 headcount basis | 24.18 headcount basis | 26.82 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 64 India 12.42 headcount basis compare
- 65 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.36 headcount basis compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 12.31 headcount basis compare
- 67 Andorra 12.24 headcount basis compare
- 68 Macao 12.24 headcount basis compare
- 69 Barbados 12.22 headcount basis compare
- 70 Belarus 11.69 headcount basis compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States was 25.82 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 26.82 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.27 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 67th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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