Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 19.07 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 19.07 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 19.07 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.95 headcount basis, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 74th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.14 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 11.95 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.29 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.54 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.73 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.19 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8 headcount basis | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 14.33 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 19.07 headcount basis | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.22 headcount basis | 11.95 headcount basis | 12.54 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.82 headcount basis | 12.73 headcount basis | 19.07 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 19.07 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 74th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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