Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 51.06 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 51.06 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 51.06 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.98 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 30th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 46.58 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 43.85 headcount basis | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 42.31 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 41.71 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 41.57 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.98 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.83 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 45.76 headcount basis | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 46.8 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.4 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 49.73 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 51.06 headcount basis | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.83 headcount basis | 40.98 headcount basis | 46.58 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.35 headcount basis | 45.76 headcount basis | 51.06 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 51.06 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.06 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.98 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 30th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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