Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 29.84 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 29.84 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 38.86 headcount basis in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.22 headcount basis, in 2021.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 60th of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.83 headcount basis | — |
| 2003 | 31.69 headcount basis | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 33.32 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 36.56 headcount basis | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 37.72 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 36.1 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 38.76 headcount basis | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 38.64 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.86 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.7 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 33.94 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 33.53 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.23 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.92 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.34 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.78 headcount basis | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 28.4 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 28 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.99 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.22 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 26.76 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 28.15 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 29.84 headcount basis | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.08 headcount basis | 27.83 headcount basis | 38.76 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.97 headcount basis | 28 headcount basis | 38.86 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.59 headcount basis | 26.22 headcount basis | 29.84 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
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 pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 29.84 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.86 headcount basis in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.22 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 60th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release