Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 34.35 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 34.35 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 36.34 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.26 headcount basis, in 2019.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 72nd of 188 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 primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.37 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 23.44 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23.36 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.51 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.78 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.26 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.08 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.26 headcount basis | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 24.24 headcount basis | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 27.06 headcount basis | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 31.43 headcount basis | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 36.34 headcount basis | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 34.35 headcount basis | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.51 headcount basis | 22.26 headcount basis | 24.26 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.68 headcount basis | 24.24 headcount basis | 36.34 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 69 Micronesia, Federated States of 17.45 headcount basis compare
- 70 Jordan 17.34 headcount basis compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 16.44 headcount basis compare
- 72 China 16.31 headcount basis compare
- 73 Tunisia 15.81 headcount basis compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 15.61 headcount basis compare
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.36 headcount basis compare
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 34.35 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.34 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.26 headcount basis in 2019.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 72nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release