Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 28.12 headcount basis in 2024. β² Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2004β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 28.12 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 28.32 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.51 headcount basis, in 2004.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 111th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 headcount basis | 22.51 headcount basis | 23.88 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.78 headcount basis | 23.65 headcount basis | 26.48 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.81 headcount basis | 27.34 headcount basis | 28.32 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 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
- 114 United States of America 13.39 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 28.12 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.32 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.51 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 111th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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