Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 20.95 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States is 20.95 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States peaked at 20.95 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.17 headcount basis, in 2015.
UIS: Arab States ranks 76th of 185 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.17 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 15.38 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.58 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.59 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.01 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.31 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.88 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.07 headcount basis | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 18.01 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 20.95 headcount basis | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.55 headcount basis | 15.17 headcount basis | 16.01 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.24 headcount basis | 16.31 headcount basis | 20.95 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 73 Uzbekistan 9.65 headcount basis compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UIS: Arab States was 20.95 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 76th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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