Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 52.86 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 52.86 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 55.87 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.28 headcount basis, in 2018.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 15th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.21 headcount basis | 48.28 headcount basis | 55.87 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.91 headcount basis | 49.07 headcount basis | 52.86 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 12 Palestine, State of 53.24 headcount basis compare
- 13 Benin 51.88 headcount basis compare
- 14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 51.72 headcount basis compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.75 headcount basis compare
- 16 Cambodia 49.24 headcount basis compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 46.14 headcount basis compare
- 18 Ghana 45.53 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 52.86 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.87 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.28 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 15th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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