Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 51.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 51.62 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 51.62 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.23 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 23rd 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 (headcount basis) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45.8 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 44.78 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 41.78 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 41.63 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.23 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.78 headcount basis | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 46.69 headcount basis | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 46.65 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.3 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 50.19 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 51.62 headcount basis | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.13 headcount basis | 41.23 headcount basis | 45.8 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.69 headcount basis | 46.65 headcount basis | 51.62 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 43.5 headcount basis compare
- 21 Niger 43.12 headcount basis compare
- 22 Vanuatu 37.74 headcount basis compare
- 23 Eswatini 37.57 headcount basis compare
- 24 Gambia 36.87 headcount basis compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 36.75 headcount basis compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.99 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 51.62 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.62 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.23 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 23rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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