Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 21.13 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 21.13 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 21.13 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.55 headcount basis, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 74th out of 185 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.55 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 15.77 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.98 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.08 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.55 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.9 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.42 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.39 headcount basis | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 18.46 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 21.13 headcount basis | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.99 headcount basis | 15.55 headcount basis | 16.55 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.66 headcount basis | 16.9 headcount basis | 21.13 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 71 Cuba 10.12 headcount basis compare
- 72 Kazakhstan 9.94 headcount basis compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6 % 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, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (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 secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 21.13 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.13 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 74th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release