Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 49.93 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 49.93 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 49.93 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.1 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 23rd 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.1 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 44.26 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 45.5 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 46.39 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.33 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 46.22 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 46.26 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.65 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.97 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 47.57 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 49.93 headcount basis | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.58 headcount basis | 42.1 headcount basis | 48.33 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.28 headcount basis | 44.97 headcount basis | 49.93 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 49.93 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.93 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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