Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 16.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia is 16.62 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 17 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.49 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.62 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 17 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.69 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.49 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.72 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.54 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 16.76 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.65 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.62 headcount basis | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.71 headcount basis | 16.49 headcount basis | 17 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.67 headcount basis | 16.54 headcount basis | 16.8 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in SDG: Western Asia was 16.62 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.49 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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