Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) was 20.94 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 20.94 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 20.94 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.17 headcount basis, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 77th out of 185 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis) (teacher) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.17 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 15.37 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.56 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.59 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.01 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.31 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.87 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.06 headcount basis | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 17.99 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 20.94 headcount basis | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.54 headcount basis | 15.17 headcount basis | 16.01 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.23 headcount basis | 16.31 headcount basis | 20.94 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 74 Dominican Republic 9.41 headcount basis compare
- 75 Albania 9.29 headcount basis compare
- 76 Azerbaijan 9.14 headcount basis compare
- 77 Portugal 8.95 headcount basis compare
- 78 United Arab Emirates 8.87 headcount basis compare
- 79 Andorra 8.67 headcount basis compare
- 80 Lithuania 8.45 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 20.94 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 77th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release