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 56.3% 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 56.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 78.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2011.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 166th of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78.0% | — |
| 2005 | 76.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 56.8% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 49.7% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 56.3% | 56.7% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % 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 56.3% 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 78.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2011.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 166th out of 184 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 13.5%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release