Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 12.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 12.05 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 12.19 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.37 headcount basis, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 165th of 185 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 secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.07 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 8.37 headcount basis | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.67 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.61 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.25 headcount basis | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 9.95 headcount basis | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 10.06 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.97 headcount basis | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 10.72 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.98 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.19 headcount basis | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 12.11 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.05 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.37 headcount basis | 8.37 headcount basis | 10.97 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.61 headcount basis | 10.72 headcount basis | 12.19 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 12.05 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 165th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release