Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 78.6 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 78.6 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 78.6 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.82 headcount basis, in 2017.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 2nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77.32 headcount basis | — |
| 2003 | 77.63 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.4 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 71.82 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 68.29 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 69.75 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 72.71 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 76.54 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 76.08 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.17 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 64.83 headcount basis | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 65.9 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.41 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.22 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 64.19 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.82 headcount basis | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 61.16 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.07 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.29 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.5 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 63.28 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.48 headcount basis | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 78.6 headcount basis | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.68 headcount basis | 68.29 headcount basis | 77.63 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.79 headcount basis | 60.82 headcount basis | 76.08 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.63 headcount basis | 63.28 headcount basis | 78.6 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 1 Madagascar 240.39 headcount basis compare
- 2 Chad 188.99 headcount basis compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 113.68 headcount basis compare
- 4 Pakistan 75.92 headcount basis compare
- 5 Ethiopia 67.66 headcount basis compare
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 primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 78.6 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.82 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 2nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release