Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 29.12 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 29.12 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 29.12 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.33 headcount basis, in 2012.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 96th 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21.33 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 23.28 headcount basis | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 21.39 headcount basis | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 21.66 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 21.94 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.44 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.42 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.13 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 24.8 headcount basis | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 28.91 headcount basis | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 28.64 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 29.12 headcount basis | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.06 headcount basis | 21.33 headcount basis | 23.28 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.92 headcount basis | 23.13 headcount basis | 29.12 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 93 United States of America 13.39 headcount basis compare
- 94 Macau, China 13.24 headcount basis compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 13.2 headcount basis compare
- 96 Bahrain 13.01 headcount basis compare
- 97 Monaco 12.24 headcount basis compare
- 98 Maldives 12.18 headcount basis compare
- 99 Qatar 12.07 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 29.12 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.12 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.33 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 96th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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