Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 29.73 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 29.73 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 47.35 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.86 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 55th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.86 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 29.65 headcount basis | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 31.12 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 29.68 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 31.45 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 34.96 headcount basis | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 37.94 headcount basis | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 41.79 headcount basis | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 47.35 headcount basis | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 41.84 headcount basis | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 29.73 headcount basis | -28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.79 headcount basis | 27.86 headcount basis | 34.96 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.73 headcount basis | 29.73 headcount basis | 47.35 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 52 United States of America 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 53 Samoa 15.06 headcount basis compare
- 54 Malaysia 14.16 headcount basis compare
- 55 Mauritius 14.01 headcount basis compare
- 56 Tonga 13.59 headcount basis compare
- 57 Jamaica 13.52 headcount basis compare
- 58 China 13.37 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 pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 29.73 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.35 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.86 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 55th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release