Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 53.68 headcount basis in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
53.68 headcount basis
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
25th
of 166 groups
All-time high
74.78 headcount basis
in 2013
All-time low
48.74 headcount basis
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 53.68 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 74.78 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.74 headcount basis, in 1999.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 25th of 166 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.74 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 52.77 headcount basis | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 53.98 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 57.48 headcount basis | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 58.49 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 62.98 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66.23 headcount basis | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 56.58 headcount basis | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 57.14 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.17 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.49 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.56 headcount basis | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 70.61 headcount basis | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 74.78 headcount basis | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 59.31 headcount basis | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 59.45 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.65 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.29 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 59.35 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 56.31 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 53.23 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 50.3 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 53.68 headcount basis | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.74 headcount basis | 48.74 headcount basis | 48.74 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.58 headcount basis | 52.77 headcount basis | 66.23 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.88 headcount basis | 56.31 headcount basis | 74.78 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.41 headcount basis | 50.3 headcount basis | 53.68 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 53.68 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.78 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.74 headcount basis in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 25th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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