Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 53.98 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 53.98 headcount basis, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 88.07 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.31 headcount basis, in 2002.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 29th out of 188 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.31 headcount basis | — |
| 2003 | 51.21 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 70.95 headcount basis | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 71.44 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.21 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 88.07 headcount basis | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 72.49 headcount basis | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 65.68 headcount basis | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 59.92 headcount basis | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 60.18 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.53 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.66 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.38 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 54.39 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 53.87 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.91 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 52.25 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 53.23 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.14 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.98 headcount basis | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.5% | 51.21 headcount basis | 70.95 headcount basis |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.79 headcount basis | 49.31 headcount basis | 88.07 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.33 headcount basis | 52.25 headcount basis | 60.18 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.06 headcount basis | 53.98 headcount basis | 54.14 headcount basis | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 26 Niger 43.63 headcount basis compare
- 27 Eritrea 43.03 headcount basis compare
- 28 Senegal 42.29 headcount basis compare
- 29 Tanzania 42.11 headcount basis compare
- 30 Mauritania 42.06 headcount basis compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.39 headcount basis compare
- 32 Syria 39.24 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 53.98 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.07 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.31 headcount basis in 2002.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 29th out of 188 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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