Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 55.7 headcount basis in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
55.7 headcount basis
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 188 groups
All-time high
63.17 headcount basis
in 2007
All-time low
49.92 headcount basis
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 55.7 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 63.17 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.92 headcount basis, in 2000.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 22nd of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.92 headcount basis | — |
| 2001 | 51.64 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 52.51 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.02 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 59.04 headcount basis | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 59.79 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.98 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.17 headcount basis | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 62.3 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.74 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.27 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.59 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.62 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.79 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.97 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 56.95 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 56.42 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.1 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 53.97 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.36 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 56.63 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 55.66 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 55.7 headcount basis | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.31 headcount basis | 49.92 headcount basis | 63.17 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8 headcount basis | 53.97 headcount basis | 61.59 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 56 headcount basis | 55.66 headcount basis | 56.63 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 55.7 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.17 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.92 headcount basis in 2000.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 22nd out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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