Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 25.87 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 25.87 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 26.1 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.36 headcount basis, in 2004.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 127th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.36 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 23 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 22.77 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.79 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.86 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.7 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.01 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.43 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.45 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.88 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.6 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.02 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.25 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.57 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.31 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.28 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.65 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.1 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.87 headcount basis | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.73 headcount basis | 22.36 headcount basis | 23 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.28 headcount basis | 22.43 headcount basis | 24.57 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.64 headcount basis | 25.28 headcount basis | 26.1 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 25.87 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.36 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 127th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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