Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa stood at 48.2 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 48.2 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.22 headcount basis, in 2018.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 41st of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43.69 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 44.88 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 42.32 headcount basis | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 40.93 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 40.66 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.22 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.97 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 42.68 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 44.17 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 47.28 headcount basis | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 47.95 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 48.2 headcount basis | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.78 headcount basis | 40.22 headcount basis | 44.88 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.06 headcount basis | 42.68 headcount basis | 48.2 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Africa was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.22 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 41st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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