Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 42.55 headcount basis in 2018. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 42.55 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa was 42.55 headcount basis in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.02 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of pupils per qualified teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of qualified teachers at the same level. A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a specific level of education in a given country. This is usually related to the subject(s) they teach. In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.