Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 27.97 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 27.97 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 27.97 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.48 headcount basis, in 2014.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.93 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 23.72 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.48 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.07 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.32 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 23.97 headcount basis | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.17 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.5 headcount basis | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 25.88 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.66 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.97 headcount basis | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.03 headcount basis | 23.48 headcount basis | 25.32 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.5 headcount basis | 25.5 headcount basis | 27.97 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 57 Jordan 15.06 headcount basis compare
- 58 Bhutan 14.97 headcount basis compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 27.97 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.97 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.48 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th out of 155 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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