Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 13.26 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 13.26 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 13.65 headcount basis in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.87 headcount basis, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 182nd of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.27 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 12.63 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 12.21 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.97 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.76 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.69 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.54 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.87 headcount basis | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 9.08 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.02 headcount basis | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 11.34 headcount basis | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 12.64 headcount basis | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 13.55 headcount basis | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 13.65 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.95 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.15 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.61 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 13.26 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.26 headcount basis | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.52 headcount basis | 11.97 headcount basis | 13.27 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.41 headcount basis | 8.87 headcount basis | 13.65 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.25 headcount basis | 12.95 headcount basis | 13.61 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 26.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 13.26 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.65 headcount basis in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 182nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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