Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 26.47 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 26.47 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.23 headcount basis, in 2007.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 73rd of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.84 headcount basis | 20.23 headcount basis | 24.69 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.4 headcount basis | 23.37 headcount basis | 25.42 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.95 headcount basis | 22.82 headcount basis | 26.47 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 70 Portugal 15.76 headcount basis compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 15.58 headcount basis compare
- 72 Panama 15.39 headcount basis compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 15.26 headcount basis compare
- 74 Qatar 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 75 United States of America 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 76 Guyana 14.85 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 headcount basis in 2007.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 73rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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