Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 26.18 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.18 headcount basis
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
80th
of 166 groups
All-time high
26.56 headcount basis
in 2020
All-time low
21.8 headcount basis
in 2004
Years of data
18
2004–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 26.18 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 26.56 headcount basis in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.8 headcount basis, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 80th 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 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.8 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 22.4 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.87 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.11 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 24.18 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 22.44 headcount basis | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 22.32 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.38 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.29 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.91 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.23 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 26.54 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.56 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 25.85 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.18 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.17 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.18 headcount basis | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.87 headcount basis | 21.8 headcount basis | 24.18 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.29 headcount basis | 22.32 headcount basis | 26.54 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.19 headcount basis | 25.85 headcount basis | 26.56 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 77 British Virgin Islands 14.72 headcount basis compare
- 78 Fiji 14.7 headcount basis compare
- 79 Bhutan 14.36 headcount basis compare
- 80 United Arab Emirates 14.26 headcount basis compare
- 81 Mauritius 14.01 headcount basis compare
- 82 Botswana 13.7 headcount basis compare
- 83 Dominica 13.55 headcount basis compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 26.18 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?
- The highest recorded value was 26.56 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 80th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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