Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 16.79 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 16.79 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 18.4 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.31 headcount basis, in 2016.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 134th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.58 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 13.72 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.65 headcount basis | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 14.38 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.58 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.92 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.24 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.92 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.62 headcount basis | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 13.04 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.07 headcount basis | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 12.31 headcount basis | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 13.41 headcount basis | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 15.09 headcount basis | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 15.89 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.35 headcount basis | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 12.54 headcount basis | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 18.4 headcount basis | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 17.36 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 16.79 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.18 headcount basis | 13.58 headcount basis | 14.65 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.15 headcount basis | 12.31 headcount basis | 15.89 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 headcount basis | 12.54 headcount basis | 18.4 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 16.79 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.31 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 134th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release