Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 42.65 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 42.65 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 42.65 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.17 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 59th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 40.55 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 36.88 headcount basis | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 36.08 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 36.01 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 35.72 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.17 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.33 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 38.41 headcount basis | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 39.28 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 42.16 headcount basis | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 41.5 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.65 headcount basis | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.93 headcount basis | 35.17 headcount basis | 40.55 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.8 headcount basis | 38.41 headcount basis | 42.65 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 42.65 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.65 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.17 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 59th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release