Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 73.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 73.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 83.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2024.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 166th of 183 groups on this measure, 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, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 82.2% | — |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 76.8% | 83.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 73.7% | 83.6% | 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, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 73.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 166th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release