Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 49.9 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 49.9 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 49.9 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.83 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 24th out of 160 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.83 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 43.49 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 44.74 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.77 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.92 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 45.99 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.11 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.54 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.95 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 47.53 headcount basis | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 49.9 headcount basis | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.12 headcount basis | 41.83 headcount basis | 47.92 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.23 headcount basis | 44.95 headcount basis | 49.9 headcount basis | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 49.9 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.83 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 24th out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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