Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Post-demographic Dividend recorded 91.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2023.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 25th of 181 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.1% | — |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.5% | 93.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 91.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2023.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 25th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release