Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 16.91 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 16.91 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 19.25 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.59 headcount basis, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 133rd 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.14 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 13.33 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.28 headcount basis | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.97 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.21 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.47 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.58 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.87 headcount basis | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 12.21 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.34 headcount basis | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 11.59 headcount basis | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 12.81 headcount basis | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 14.63 headcount basis | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 15.48 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 14.24 headcount basis | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 12.56 headcount basis | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 19.25 headcount basis | +53.2% |
| 2023 | 17.06 headcount basis | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 16.91 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.79 headcount basis | 13.14 headcount basis | 14.28 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.53 headcount basis | 11.59 headcount basis | 15.48 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 headcount basis | 12.56 headcount basis | 19.25 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 16.91 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.59 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 133rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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