Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 72.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 72.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 85.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2024.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 165th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.7% | — |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.6% | 78.4% | 85.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 72.7% | 82.3% | 5 |
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 primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 72.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 165th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release