Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 22.31 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 22.31 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 22.31 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.44 headcount basis, in 2018.
UIS: Arab States ranks 93rd 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.15 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 20.18 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.65 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.95 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.14 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 20.19 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.44 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 20.03 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9 headcount basis | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 21.15 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.82 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.2 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.31 headcount basis | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.09 headcount basis | 19.44 headcount basis | 21.14 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.67 headcount basis | 20.9 headcount basis | 22.31 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UIS: Arab States was 22.31 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.44 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 93rd out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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