Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 49.25 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 49.25 headcount basis, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 49.25 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.13 headcount basis, in 2018.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 37th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 46.64 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 44.4 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 44.3 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.46 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.13 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.17 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.39 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.71 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 48.03 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 49.25 headcount basis | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.68 headcount basis | 44.13 headcount basis | 46.64 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 47.34 headcount basis | 45.39 headcount basis | 49.25 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 49.25 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.25 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.13 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 37th out of 188 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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