Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 43.22 headcount basis in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 43.22 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 43.22 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.73 headcount basis, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 4th out of 185 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.16 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 36.73 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.38 headcount basis | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 39.63 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.09 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.96 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.26 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.22 headcount basis | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6 headcount basis | 36.73 headcount basis | 40.09 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.81 headcount basis | 40.96 headcount basis | 43.22 headcount basis | 3 |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- 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 secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 43.22 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.22 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.73 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th out of 185 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release