Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 17.72 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 17.72 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 17.72 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.32 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 101st of 150 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.92 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 15.34 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.84 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 15.32 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 15.33 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.42 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.23 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 16.82 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.38 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.72 headcount basis | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.55 headcount basis | 15.32 headcount basis | 15.92 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.71 headcount basis | 15.42 headcount basis | 17.72 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 17.72 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.72 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.32 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 101st out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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