Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school. Development relevance: The pupil-teacher ratio is often used to compare the quality of schooling across countries, but it is often weakly related to student learning and quality of education. Limitations and exceptions: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors. Statistical concept and methodology: Pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of students at the specified level of education by the number of teachers at the same level of education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
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The World Bank
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
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1976 21.41625
1977 21.13815
1978 21.16994
1979 20.23436
1980 20.52941
1981 20.69573
1982 21.86652
1983 21.48965
1984 22.4514
1985 22.36234
1986 22.223
1987 22.42675
1988 22.36312
1989 22.24312
1990 22.3775
1991 21.72893
1992 22.01232
1993 21.93831
1994 21.44872
1995 21.75059
1996 21.0475
1997 20.79064
1998 20.52912
1999 20.12945
2000 18.94445
2001 19.72446
2002 20.77714
2003 19.95527
2004 20.54658
2005 20.26388
2006 20.73924
2007 20.66026
2008 21.87585
2009 22.70673
2010 22.40291
2011 20.84807
2012 19.59445
2013 19.96359
2014 20.94236
2015 21.31302
2016 22.25814
2017 22.49575
2018 22.61583
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school. Development relevance: The pupil-teacher ratio is often used to compare the quality of schooling across countries, but it is often weakly related to student learning and quality of education. Limitations and exceptions: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors. Statistical concept and methodology: Pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of students at the specified level of education by the number of teachers at the same level of education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source