Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 53.98 headcount basis in 2021. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2002β2021
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.
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, The State of 43.03 headcount basis compare
- 28 Senegal 42.29 headcount basis compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 42.11 headcount basis compare
- 30 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 42.06 headcount basis compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 39.39 headcount basis compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 39.24 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release