Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 25.06 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 25.06 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 25.13 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.84 headcount basis, in 2014.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 121st 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.43 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 20.64 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.84 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 20.14 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.56 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.04 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.36 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.27 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.8 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.89 headcount basis | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 25.13 headcount basis | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 24.99 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.06 headcount basis | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.66 headcount basis | 19.84 headcount basis | 21.36 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.98 headcount basis | 21.8 headcount basis | 25.13 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 25.06 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.13 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.84 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 121st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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