Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 52.46 headcount basis in 2022. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2002β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 52.46 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2022.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 79.43 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 48.51 headcount basis, in 2002.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 34th out of 188 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.87 headcount basis | 48.51 headcount basis | 79.43 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.8 headcount basis | 49.86 headcount basis | 59.23 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.01 headcount basis | 50.02 headcount basis | 52.46 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 39.39 headcount basis compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 39.24 headcount basis compare
- 33 Djibouti 38.53 headcount basis compare
- 34 Eswatini, Kingdom of 37.57 headcount basis compare
- 35 Gambia, The 36.87 headcount basis compare
- 36 Mongolia 36.83 headcount basis compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 36.75 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 52.46 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.43 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.51 headcount basis in 2002.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 34th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release