Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 27.14 headcount basis in 2019. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 27.14 headcount basis, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 41.81 headcount basis in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.43 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 25th out of 150 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30.28 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 32.81 headcount basis | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 34.52 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 36.84 headcount basis | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 41.81 headcount basis | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 41.11 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 38.28 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 38.84 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.35 headcount basis | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 30.66 headcount basis | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 27.87 headcount basis | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 26.42 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 25.43 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 27.14 headcount basis | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.61 headcount basis | 30.28 headcount basis | 36.84 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.09 headcount basis | 25.43 headcount basis | 41.81 headcount basis | 10 |
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More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 27.14 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.81 headcount basis in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 25th out of 150 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release