Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 33.54 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 33.54 headcount basis, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 47.96 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.43 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 41st out of 155 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.55 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 40.62 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.96 headcount basis | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 43.22 headcount basis | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 40.59 headcount basis | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 38.17 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 36.8 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 35.29 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 35.74 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.2 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.24 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.97 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 30.88 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.43 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.18 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.51 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.54 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 33.54 headcount basis | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.39 headcount basis | 39.55 headcount basis | 47.96 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.69 headcount basis | 30.43 headcount basis | 38.17 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.53 headcount basis | 31.51 headcount basis | 33.54 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 33.54 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.96 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.43 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 41st out of 155 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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