Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 19.78 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 19.78 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 19.78 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.91 headcount basis, in 2018.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 114th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.2 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 16.92 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.96 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.42 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 17.26 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.91 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.46 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.37 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 18.97 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 19.53 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 19.78 headcount basis | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.16 headcount basis | 16.91 headcount basis | 17.46 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.95 headcount basis | 18.1 headcount basis | 19.78 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 19.78 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.78 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.91 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 114th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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