Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.82 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 14.82 headcount basis.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 18.57 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.31 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 128th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.31 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 11.82 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 13 headcount basis | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 11.39 headcount basis | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.79 headcount basis | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 14.75 headcount basis | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 15.63 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.38 headcount basis | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 12.59 headcount basis | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 18.57 headcount basis | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 15.63 headcount basis | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 14.82 headcount basis | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.96 headcount basis | 11.31 headcount basis | 15.63 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.2 headcount basis | 12.59 headcount basis | 18.57 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 14.82 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 128th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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