Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 31.4 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 31.4 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 31.81 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.4 headcount basis, in 2004.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 92nd of 188 groups on this measure, 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 primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.4 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 25.75 headcount basis | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 25.95 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.39 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.47 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.42 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 28.77 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 27.75 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.19 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.97 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 28.85 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.38 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.74 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.85 headcount basis | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 29.95 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.97 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.81 headcount basis | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 31.4 headcount basis | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 headcount basis | 24.4 headcount basis | 26.47 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.38 headcount basis | 27.42 headcount basis | 28.97 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.8 headcount basis | 29.95 headcount basis | 31.81 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 31.4 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.81 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4 headcount basis in 2004.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 92nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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