Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 27.4 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 27.4 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 27.4 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.42 headcount basis, in 2018.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 62nd of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.73 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 25.48 headcount basis | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 23.75 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 23.97 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.15 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.49 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 21.42 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.33 headcount basis | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.13 headcount basis | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 24.18 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.31 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 26.35 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 27.4 headcount basis | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.41 headcount basis | 21.42 headcount basis | 25.48 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.47 headcount basis | 24.13 headcount basis | 27.4 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 59 Panama 14.74 headcount basis compare
- 60 United States of America 14.29 headcount basis compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 13.86 headcount basis compare
- 62 Suriname 13.46 headcount basis compare
- 63 Costa Rica 13.26 headcount basis compare
- 64 Qatar 12.76 headcount basis compare
- 65 Bahrain 12.75 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 27.4 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.42 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 62nd out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release