Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 47.66 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 47.66 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 61.25 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.29 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 6th out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 59.74 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 61.25 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 55.26 headcount basis | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 53.87 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 55.4 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 52.17 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 49.76 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 47.46 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 45.93 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 44.29 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 46.47 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 46.98 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.66 headcount basis | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.36 headcount basis | 47.46 headcount basis | 61.25 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.27 headcount basis | 44.29 headcount basis | 47.66 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 3 Kenya 90.33 headcount basis compare
- 4 Madagascar 86.67 headcount basis compare
- 5 Niger 63.4 headcount basis compare
- 6 Bangladesh 56.22 headcount basis compare
- 7 Mozambique 52.49 headcount basis
- 8 Nicaragua 52.49 headcount basis
- 9 Micronesia (country) 49.9 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 47.66 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.25 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.29 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 6th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release