Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 26.21 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 26.21 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 27.28 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.57 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 112th out of 188 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 primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.75 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 22.82 headcount basis | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 20.57 headcount basis | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 20.91 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.2 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.72 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.94 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.55 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 23.49 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 27.28 headcount basis | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 25.28 headcount basis | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 26.21 headcount basis | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.45 headcount basis | 20.57 headcount basis | 22.82 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.96 headcount basis | 22.55 headcount basis | 27.28 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 109 Barbados 10.25 headcount basis compare
- 110 Andorra 10.21 headcount basis compare
- 111 Tokelau 10 headcount basis compare
- 112 San Marino 8.62 headcount basis compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 8.24 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 26.21 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.28 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.57 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 112th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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