Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 31.65 headcount basis in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 31.65 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 31.65 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.22 headcount basis, in 2017.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 20th of 185 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.7 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 28.41 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 28.23 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.23 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.22 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.28 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.46 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 30.91 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 30.83 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.65 headcount basis | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.79 headcount basis | 28.22 headcount basis | 30.7 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.13 headcount basis | 30.83 headcount basis | 31.65 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 17 El Salvador 24.96 headcount basis compare
- 18 Grenada 24.54 headcount basis compare
- 19 Senegal 24.07 headcount basis compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 31.65 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.65 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.22 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 20th out of 185 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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