Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 49.08 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 49.08 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 49.08 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.55 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 29th 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.55 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 42.83 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 44.17 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 45.09 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.06 headcount basis | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 45.22 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 45.35 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.77 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.26 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 46.79 headcount basis | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 49.08 headcount basis | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.47 headcount basis | 41.55 headcount basis | 47.06 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 46.48 headcount basis | 44.26 headcount basis | 49.08 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 49.08 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.08 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.55 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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