Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 44.08 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 44.08 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 45.28 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.59 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 4th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 44.32 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 45.28 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 42.23 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 41.29 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.24 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 39.92 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.59 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 39.01 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 38.43 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.63 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 39.99 headcount basis | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 41.07 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 44.08 headcount basis | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.24 headcount basis | 37.59 headcount basis | 45.28 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.24 headcount basis | 37.63 headcount basis | 44.08 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 1 Cameroon 73.9 headcount basis compare
- 2 Naoero 62.95 headcount basis compare
- 3 Belize 62.85 headcount basis compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 48.5 headcount basis compare
- 5 Cambodia 48.18 headcount basis compare
- 6 Afghanistan 47.92 headcount basis compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 40.97 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 44.08 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.28 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.59 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 4th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release