Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 23.99 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 23.99 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 23.99 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.23 headcount basis, in 2004.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 93rd of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.23 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 20.56 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 21.41 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 20.7 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 22.78 headcount basis | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 22.62 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.97 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.18 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.26 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.04 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.69 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.7 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 23.29 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.49 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.93 headcount basis | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 23.56 headcount basis | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 23.68 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.99 headcount basis | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.14 headcount basis | 20.23 headcount basis | 22.78 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.6 headcount basis | 21.97 headcount basis | 23.7 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.33 headcount basis | 21.93 headcount basis | 23.99 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 90 Bahamas 12.48 headcount basis compare
- 91 Macau, China 12.27 headcount basis compare
- 92 Andorra 12.24 headcount basis compare
- 93 Marshall Islands 12.24 headcount basis compare
- 94 Costa Rica 12.01 headcount basis compare
- 95 Tuvalu 11.84 headcount basis compare
- 96 Samoa 11.75 headcount basis compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 23.99 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.99 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 93rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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