Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 45.54 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 45.54 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 45.54 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.32 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 34th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.32 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 39.36 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.66 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 41.93 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 43.57 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 42.25 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.07 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.35 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 40.87 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 43.77 headcount basis | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 45.2 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 45.54 headcount basis | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.31 headcount basis | 39.32 headcount basis | 43.57 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.55 headcount basis | 40.87 headcount basis | 45.54 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 45.54 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.54 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.32 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 34th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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