Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 51.84 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 51.84 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 51.84 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.98 headcount basis, in 2013.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 20th 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.98 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 42.79 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 45.89 headcount basis | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 47.82 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 51.64 headcount basis | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 49.36 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 48.06 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.96 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.77 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.6 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 51.84 headcount basis | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.79 headcount basis | 41.98 headcount basis | 51.64 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.29 headcount basis | 47.77 headcount basis | 51.84 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 51.84 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.84 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.98 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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