Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 28.81 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 28.81 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 28.81 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1 headcount basis, in 2004.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 64th of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.1 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 22.76 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.15 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.86 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.89 headcount basis | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.28 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.77 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.57 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.19 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.82 headcount basis | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 28.19 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.18 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.55 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.05 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 28.15 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.81 headcount basis | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.67 headcount basis | 22.1 headcount basis | 23.15 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.95 headcount basis | 23.86 headcount basis | 28.19 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.15 headcount basis | 27.55 headcount basis | 28.81 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 28.81 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28.81 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 64th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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