Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 27.98 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.98 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
114th
of 188 groups
All-time high
28.18 headcount basis
in 2023
All-time low
22.36 headcount basis
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 27.98 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 28.18 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.36 headcount basis, in 2004.
UIS: Arab States ranks 114th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.36 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 23.07 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 23.54 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 23.62 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 23.7 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.9 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.72 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.12 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.46 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 23.48 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.18 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.13 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 25.72 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.95 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.31 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.32 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.16 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.59 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 28.18 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 27.98 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.33 headcount basis | 22.36 headcount basis | 23.7 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.6 headcount basis | 23.46 headcount basis | 26.31 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.65 headcount basis | 27.16 headcount basis | 28.18 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 111 Saudi Arabia 14.09 headcount basis compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 13.91 headcount basis compare
- 113 Mauritius 13.76 headcount basis compare
- 114 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.6 headcount basis compare
- 115 Barbados 13.51 headcount basis compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 13.42 headcount basis compare
- 117 Macao 13.4 headcount basis compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Arab States was 27.98 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.18 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.36 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 114th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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