Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 13.45 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 13.45 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 13.89 headcount basis in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.77 headcount basis, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 181st of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.29 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 8.77 headcount basis | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 9.04 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.99 headcount basis | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 11.36 headcount basis | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 12.66 headcount basis | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 13.73 headcount basis | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 13.89 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.22 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 13.45 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.68 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.51 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.45 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.34 headcount basis | 8.77 headcount basis | 13.89 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.46 headcount basis | 13.22 headcount basis | 13.68 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 13.45 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.77 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 181st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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