Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 21.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 21.62 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 21.62 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.58 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 101st out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.87 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 19.11 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 18.58 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.26 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.44 headcount basis | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 19.59 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.15 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.76 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.49 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.72 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.32 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 21.61 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.62 headcount basis | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.47 headcount basis | 18.58 headcount basis | 20.44 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.15 headcount basis | 20.49 headcount basis | 21.62 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-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 21.62 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.62 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 101st out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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-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