Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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, 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 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 peaked at 31.65 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.21 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 21st out of 185 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.69 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 28.41 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 28.23 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.22 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.21 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.28 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.45 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 30.91 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 30.82 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.65 headcount basis | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.78 headcount basis | 28.21 headcount basis | 30.69 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.13 headcount basis | 30.82 headcount basis | 31.65 headcount basis | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.21 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 185 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 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 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