Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 29.67 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 29.67 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 29.67 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.17 headcount basis, in 2007.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 62nd out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.74 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 21.78 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.23 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.17 headcount basis | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 24.02 headcount basis | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 24.78 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 27.6 headcount basis | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 27.03 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.61 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.07 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.14 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.93 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.59 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 29.14 headcount basis | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 27.72 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 26.46 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 27.97 headcount basis | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 29.67 headcount basis | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.99 headcount basis | 20.17 headcount basis | 24.02 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.97 headcount basis | 24.78 headcount basis | 27.93 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.19 headcount basis | 26.46 headcount basis | 29.67 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Northern Africa was 29.67 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.67 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.17 headcount basis in 2007.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 62nd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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