Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 29.43 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 29.43 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 29.81 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.53 headcount basis, in 2004.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 103rd 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 20 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.87 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 25.02 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 24.54 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.39 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.2 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.53 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.75 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 25.81 headcount basis | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 26.94 headcount basis | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 26.19 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.63 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.24 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.4 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.91 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.14 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.02 headcount basis | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 28.51 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.5 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.81 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 29.43 headcount basis | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.87 headcount basis | 25.87 headcount basis | 25.87 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.4 headcount basis | 23.53 headcount basis | 25.02 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.78 headcount basis | 25.81 headcount basis | 27.4 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.05 headcount basis | 28.5 headcount basis | 29.81 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.36 headcount basis compare
- 101 Malta 15.34 headcount basis compare
- 102 Uruguay 15.23 headcount basis compare
- 103 Lithuania 15.2 headcount basis compare
- 104 Niue 15 headcount basis compare
- 105 Aruba 14.86 headcount basis compare
- 106 United Arab Emirates 14.83 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 29.43 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.81 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.53 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 103rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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