Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 50.04 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 50.04 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 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 50.04 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.12 headcount basis, in 2013.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 160 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.12 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 44.29 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 45.59 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 46.48 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.43 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 46.32 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 46.35 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.74 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45.05 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 47.66 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 50.04 headcount basis | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.65 headcount basis | 42.12 headcount basis | 48.43 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.37 headcount basis | 45.05 headcount basis | 50.04 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 50.04 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.04 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.12 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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