Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 20.46 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 20.46 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 20.46 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.39 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 105th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.67 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 18.04 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.85 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.39 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.93 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 18.69 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 18.94 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.57 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 20.17 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.46 headcount basis | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.78 headcount basis | 17.39 headcount basis | 18.04 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.56 headcount basis | 18.69 headcount basis | 20.46 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 20.46 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.46 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.39 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 105th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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