United Arab Emirates: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 25.01% from 12.73 in 1971 (0.64% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 25 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.08 in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.53 in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, United Arab Emirates had the 12th highest value of the 16 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2016 ranking

• Benin — 9th of 16: 10.99
• Hungary — 10th of 16: 10.02
• Slovenia — 11th of 16: 9.7
• Luxembourg — 13th of 16: 8.83
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 14th of 16: 7.92
• Lebanon — 15th of 16: 7.67

What this measures

Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Limitations: 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 33.5 (2018)
• Bahrain — 10.24 (2018)
• Djibouti — 26.83 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15.16 (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19.01 (2017)
• Jordan — 12.26 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7.59 (2015)
• Lebanon — 7.67 (2016)
• Malta — 7.11 (2017)
• Morocco — 19.42 (2018)
• Oman — 10.22 (2018)

More education data for United Arab Emirates

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 49.03% (2017)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 24.52 (2016)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 94.21% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 586,477 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.04% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?

9.55 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 25.01% from 12.73 in 1971 (0.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15.26 in 1988 and the lowest 7.14 in 1974.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

12th highest of 16 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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