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 58.6% 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
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 58.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 76.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2015.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 123rd of 140 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.3% | — |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 64.7% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.5% | 61.4% | 9 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
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 58.6% 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 76.3% 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 55.5% in 2015.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 123rd out of 140 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 9.5%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release