Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 64.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 64.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 81.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2023.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 135th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.1% | — |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.7% | 73.4% | 81.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 64.4% | 74.0% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 64.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2023.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 135th out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release