Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 20.55 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 20.55 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 20.55 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.96 headcount basis, in 2018.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 102nd of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.2 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 17.61 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.44 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.96 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.59 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.43 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.72 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.48 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 20.09 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.55 headcount basis | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.36 headcount basis | 16.96 headcount basis | 17.61 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.45 headcount basis | 18.43 headcount basis | 20.55 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 20.55 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.96 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 102nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release