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 59.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 59.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 67.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2011.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 106th out of 121 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 49.5% | — |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 35.8% | 67.6% | 9 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 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, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.8% (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 59.1% in 2019, 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 67.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2011.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 106th out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- 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 19.6%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release