Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 38.14 headcount basis in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2020, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 38.14 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 38.14 headcount basis in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.09 headcount basis, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 69th out of 188 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.7 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 27.74 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.09 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 27.33 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 28.15 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 37.14 headcount basis | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 37.91 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 38.14 headcount basis | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.72 headcount basis | 27.7 headcount basis | 27.74 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.52 headcount basis | 27.09 headcount basis | 28.15 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.52 headcount basis | 37.14 headcount basis | 37.91 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.14 headcount basis | 38.14 headcount basis | 38.14 headcount basis | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 66 Marshall Islands 24.18 headcount basis
- 67 Russian Federation 24.05 headcount basis compare
- 68 Nepal 23.63 headcount basis compare
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 23.49 headcount basis compare
- 70 Colombia 23.46 headcount basis compare
- 71 Botswana 22.99 headcount basis compare
- 72 Tuvalu 22.58 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 38.14 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.14 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.09 headcount basis in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 69th out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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February 2026 Data Release