Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 24.68 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 24.68 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 25.45 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20 headcount basis, in 2014.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd 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 (headcount basis) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.66 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 21.04 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 20 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.52 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.12 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 21.83 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.18 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.36 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.73 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.41 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.45 headcount basis | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 24.49 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 24.68 headcount basis | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.22 headcount basis | 20 headcount basis | 22.36 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.15 headcount basis | 22.73 headcount basis | 25.45 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 24.68 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.45 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release