Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.75 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 22.75 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 27.31 headcount basis in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.75 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 140th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.93 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 27.18 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.31 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 26.73 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.48 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.28 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.47 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.83 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.19 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.99 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 23.32 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.05 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.16 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.22 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.97 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.05 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 22.92 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.87 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.33 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 23.93 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.63 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.39 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.11 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 23.55 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 23.87 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24.02 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 22.75 headcount basis | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.06 headcount basis | 26.93 headcount basis | 27.18 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.16 headcount basis | 23.05 headcount basis | 27.31 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.25 headcount basis | 22.87 headcount basis | 23.93 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.66 headcount basis | 22.75 headcount basis | 24.11 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 137 British Virgin Islands 6.78 headcount basis compare
- 138 Bermuda 6.72 headcount basis compare
- 139 San Marino 5.67 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 22.75 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.31 headcount basis in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.75 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 140th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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