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 0.9597 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 0.9597 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.895 GPIA, in 2016.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 139th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.37 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.43 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.45 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.23 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9512 GPIA | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9333 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.895 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9877 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9597 GPIA | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 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), gaps filled 18.02 million (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, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (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 0.9597 GPIA in 2021, 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 1.46 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.895 GPIA in 2016.
- 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 162 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 21.0%. 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 pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release