Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 67.97 headcount basis in 2020. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 67.97 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 91.87 headcount basis in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.97 headcount basis, in 2020.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 7th out of 166 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2012 | 74.39 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 71.18 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 70.24 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 91.87 headcount basis | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 83.48 headcount basis | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 75.81 headcount basis | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 67.97 headcount basis | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.22 headcount basis | 70.24 headcount basis | 91.87 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 67.97 headcount basis | 67.97 headcount basis | 67.97 headcount basis | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 161.09 headcount basis compare
- 5 Mali 158.57 headcount basis compare
- 6 Nicaragua 143.97 headcount basis compare
- 7 Ethiopia 135.89 headcount basis
- 8 Guinea 106.62 headcount basis compare
- 9 Rwanda 105.51 headcount basis compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 76.45 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 67.97 headcount basis in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.87 headcount basis in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.97 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 7th out of 166 groups with data for 2020.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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