Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 30.93 headcount basis in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa stood at 30.93 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 30.93 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.97 headcount basis, in 2014.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 18th of 159 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.13 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 28.79 headcount basis | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 26.97 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 27.23 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.09 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.03 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.99 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.34 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.93 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28.55 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.93 headcount basis | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.32 headcount basis | 26.97 headcount basis | 28.79 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.14 headcount basis | 27.93 headcount basis | 30.93 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 15 El Salvador 27.22 headcount basis compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 25.65 headcount basis compare
- 17 Egypt 25.17 headcount basis compare
- 18 Philippines 24.7 headcount basis compare
- 19 Djibouti 24.45 headcount basis compare
- 20 Namibia 24.25 headcount basis compare
- 21 Morocco 22.37 headcount basis compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in UNICEF: Africa was 30.93 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.93 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.97 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 18th out of 159 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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