Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 31.63 headcount basis in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 31.63 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 31.63 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.2 headcount basis, in 2015.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd of 185 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.67 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 28.38 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 28.2 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.22 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.22 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.28 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.44 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 30.9 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 30.81 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.63 headcount basis | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.77 headcount basis | 28.2 headcount basis | 30.67 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.12 headcount basis | 30.81 headcount basis | 31.63 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 20 Cook Islands 23.38 headcount basis compare
- 21 Namibia 23.14 headcount basis compare
- 22 Ghana 23.06 headcount basis compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 22.84 headcount basis compare
- 24 Egypt 22.79 headcount basis compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.35 headcount basis compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.56 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 31.63 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.63 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd out of 185 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release