Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 31.65 headcount basis in 2013. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2013, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 31.65 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 38.18 headcount basis in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.34 headcount basis, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 44th out of 184 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.55 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 24.34 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 24.84 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 25.25 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.73 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 33.17 headcount basis | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 33.28 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.28 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 35.29 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.16 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 36.82 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 37.01 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.18 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 37.66 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 38.11 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.65 headcount basis | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.44 headcount basis | 24.34 headcount basis | 24.55 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.18 headcount basis | 24.84 headcount basis | 37.01 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4 headcount basis | 31.65 headcount basis | 38.18 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 41 Cape Verde 19.21 headcount basis compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.02 headcount basis compare
- 43 Montserrat 18.94 headcount basis compare
- 44 Mauritius 18.17 headcount basis
- 45 Suriname 18.08 headcount basis
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.72 headcount basis compare
- 47 Mexico 17.58 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 31.65 headcount basis in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.18 headcount basis in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.34 headcount basis in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 44th out of 184 groups with data for 2013.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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