Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 33.97 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 33.97 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 33.97 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.17 headcount basis, in 2004.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 85th 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 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.44 headcount basis | 25.44 headcount basis | 25.44 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.11 headcount basis | 22.17 headcount basis | 23.77 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.74 headcount basis | 27.53 headcount basis | 29.57 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.48 headcount basis | 31.33 headcount basis | 33.97 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 82 Belarus 20.08 headcount basis compare
- 83 Bahamas 20.07 headcount basis compare
- 84 Montserrat 19.91 headcount basis compare
- 85 Tonga 19.78 headcount basis compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 19.6 headcount basis compare
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.21 headcount basis compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 18.62 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 33.97 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.97 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.17 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 85th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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