Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 26.45 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States is 26.45 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 26.45 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.21 headcount basis, in 2007.
That places UIS: Arab States 76th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.86 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 21.16 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.39 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.21 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 22.66 headcount basis | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 24.66 headcount basis | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 23.34 headcount basis | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 24.15 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.27 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.95 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.24 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.41 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.37 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.52 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.66 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 25.23 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.56 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.45 headcount basis | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.82 headcount basis | 20.21 headcount basis | 24.66 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.38 headcount basis | 23.34 headcount basis | 25.41 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.48 headcount basis | 24.66 headcount basis | 26.45 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 73 Uzbekistan 15.26 headcount basis compare
- 74 Qatar 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 75 United States 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 76 Guyana 14.85 headcount basis compare
- 77 British Virgin Islands 14.72 headcount basis compare
- 78 Fiji 14.7 headcount basis compare
- 79 Bhutan 14.36 headcount basis compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Arab States was 26.45 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 26.45 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.21 headcount basis in 2007.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 76th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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