Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary 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, primary
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1970 32.91612
1971 32.84191
1972 32.49413
1973 33.345
1974 32.12982
1975 32.24263
1976 31.50185
1977 30.84299
1978 31.78403
1979 31.37767
1980 30.67144
1981 30.16444
1982 29.43576
1983 26.10093
1984 25.95679
1985 25.46184
1986 25.56636
1987 26.95056
1988 27.2168
1989 24.4286
1990 26.29986
1991 26.49598
1992 26.17547
1993 25.85368
1994 26.38096
1995 25.87607
1996 26.31954
1997 25.25473
1998 25.21488
1999 24.87611
2000 24.34276
2001 23.83349
2002 23.67198
2003 23.31166
2004 22.9917
2005 23.39561
2006 23.13481
2007 23.04397
2008 22.83999
2009 22.69942
2010 23.0273
2011 22.35698
2012 21.39288
2013 21.89897
2014 22.03949
2015 22.25553
2016 22.63736
2017 23.17948
2018 23.00915
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary 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