Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 11.84 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 11.84 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 12.29 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.97 headcount basis, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 143rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.02 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 8.33 headcount basis | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.64 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.97 headcount basis | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 8.16 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.06 headcount basis | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.17 headcount basis | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 10.15 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.83 headcount basis | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 12.29 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 11.84 headcount basis | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.82 headcount basis | 7.97 headcount basis | 10.17 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.26 headcount basis | 10.15 headcount basis | 12.29 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 upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 11.84 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 143rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release