Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 30.34 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 30.34 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 30.34 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.72 headcount basis, in 2012.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 52nd of 160 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 28.15 headcount basis | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 26.79 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.97 headcount basis | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 28.27 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.91 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 28.65 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.06 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.41 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.24 headcount basis | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 29.47 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 30.34 headcount basis | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.46 headcount basis | 24.72 headcount basis | 28.91 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.5 headcount basis | 28.41 headcount basis | 30.34 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 49 Saudi Arabia 15.58 headcount basis compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 15.26 headcount basis compare
- 51 Qatar 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa was 30.34 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.34 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.72 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 52nd out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern 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