Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 11.95 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 11.95 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 12.36 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.17 headcount basis, in 2015.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 140th of 150 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.16 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 8.56 headcount basis | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.85 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.17 headcount basis | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 8.34 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.14 headcount basis | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 9.26 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.25 headcount basis | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 10.21 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.33 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.81 headcount basis | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 12.36 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 11.95 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.97 headcount basis | 8.17 headcount basis | 10.25 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.33 headcount basis | 10.21 headcount basis | 12.36 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 11.95 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 140th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release