Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024. β² Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 28.38 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 28.38 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.46 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 110th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.66 headcount basis | 23.61 headcount basis | 23.75 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.66 headcount basis | 23.46 headcount basis | 26.48 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9 headcount basis | 27.44 headcount basis | 28.38 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 107 Saudi Arabia 14.09 headcount basis compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 13.91 headcount basis compare
- 109 Mauritius 13.76 headcount basis compare
- 110 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.6 headcount basis compare
- 111 Barbados 13.51 headcount basis compare
- 112 Cayman Islands 13.42 headcount basis compare
- 113 Macau, China 13.4 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.46 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 110th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release