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 72.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 72.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 72.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2006.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 48th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.7% | — |
| 2004 | 35.1% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +70.9% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 30.5% | 52.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 37.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 72.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 92.3% compare
- 46 Ghana 90.6% compare
- 47 Namibia 90.5% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 90.2% compare
- 49 Belize 90.0% compare
- 49 Brunei Darussalam 90.0% compare
- 51 Zimbabwe 85.8% compare
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % 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 secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 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 72.6% 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 72.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2006.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 48th 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 up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release