Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 20.13 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 20.13 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.45 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 123rd of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.56 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 19.91 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.27 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.15 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.62 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.01 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 18.45 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.73 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.52 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 19.33 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.78 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.05 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 20.13 headcount basis | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.21 headcount basis | 18.45 headcount basis | 19.91 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.76 headcount basis | 19.33 headcount basis | 20.13 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.45 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 123rd out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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