Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 60.59 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 60.59 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 60.59 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.83 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 5th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 40.83 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 43.7 headcount basis | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 47.4 headcount basis | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 48.92 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 48.26 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.31 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 47.58 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 51.2 headcount basis | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 47.41 headcount basis | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 52.33 headcount basis | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 58.51 headcount basis | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 60.59 headcount basis | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.14 headcount basis | 40.83 headcount basis | 48.92 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.01 headcount basis | 47.41 headcount basis | 60.59 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 170.14 headcount basis compare
- 3 Madagascar 77.28 headcount basis compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 76.45 headcount basis compare
- 5 Cambodia 73.9 headcount basis compare
- 6 Belize 72.41 headcount basis compare
- 7 Togo 72.09 headcount basis compare
- 8 Cook Islands 71 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 60.59 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.59 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.83 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 5th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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