Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 53.59 headcount basis in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
53.59 headcount basis
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
30th
of 188 groups
All-time high
56.39 headcount basis
in 2008
All-time low
50.44 headcount basis
in 2002
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 53.59 headcount basis, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 56.39 headcount basis in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50.44 headcount basis, in 2002.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 30th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.35 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 54.76 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.38 headcount basis | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 54.55 headcount basis | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 50.44 headcount basis | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 51.12 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.83 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.21 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.35 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.45 headcount basis | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 56.39 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.34 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.62 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.54 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.58 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 53.73 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 53.42 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.16 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.31 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 51.7 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.17 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.71 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.86 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 52.48 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.84 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.59 headcount basis | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.05 headcount basis | 54.76 headcount basis | 55.35 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.11 headcount basis | 50.44 headcount basis | 56.39 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.39 headcount basis | 51.7 headcount basis | 55.54 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.94 headcount basis | 52.48 headcount basis | 53.59 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 27 Eritrea 43.03 headcount basis compare
- 28 Senegal 42.29 headcount basis compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 42.11 headcount basis compare
- 30 Mauritania 42.06 headcount basis compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 39.39 headcount basis compare
- 32 Syria 39.24 headcount basis compare
- 33 Djibouti 38.53 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 53.59 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.39 headcount basis in 2008.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.44 headcount basis in 2002.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 30th out of 188 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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