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 56.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 56.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 61.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2011.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 151st out of 175 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.7% | — |
| 2009 | 55.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 48.8% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.5% | 56.7% | 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 56.7% 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 61.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2011.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 151st out of 175 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 16.3%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release