Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 37.95 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 37.95 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 37.95 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.33 headcount basis, in 2012.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 64th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 28.33 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 30.12 headcount basis | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 29.41 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.61 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.36 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.7 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.77 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.99 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.39 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.87 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 37.38 headcount basis | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 37.22 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 37.95 headcount basis | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.04 headcount basis | 28.33 headcount basis | 30.99 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.76 headcount basis | 32.39 headcount basis | 37.95 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 61 Tuvalu 19.88 headcount basis compare
- 62 Tonga 19.85 headcount basis compare
- 63 Indonesia 19.53 headcount basis compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 19.11 headcount basis compare
- 65 Republic of Moldova 18.6 headcount basis compare
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.27 headcount basis compare
- 67 Fiji 18.1 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 37.95 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.95 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.33 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 64th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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