Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 27.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 27.62 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 27.72 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.83 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 104th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.99 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 21.71 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 20.83 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 21.35 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.97 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.68 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 23.07 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 23 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.9 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 25.08 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 27.72 headcount basis | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 27.52 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.62 headcount basis | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.95 headcount basis | 20.83 headcount basis | 23.07 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.37 headcount basis | 23.9 headcount basis | 27.72 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 27.62 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 27.72 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.83 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 104th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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