Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 59.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 78.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2014.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 139th of 155 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.9% | — |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.5% | 78.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 56.6% | 63.3% | 9 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 59.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2014.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 139th out of 155 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release