Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 16.93 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only is 16.93 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 18.84 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.83 headcount basis, in 2023.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 123rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.84 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 18.75 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.69 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.87 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 17.5 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.06 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.12 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.22 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.83 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.93 headcount basis | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.16 headcount basis | 17.3 headcount basis | 18.84 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.03 headcount basis | 16.83 headcount basis | 17.22 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 115.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Ibrd Only was 16.93 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 18.84 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 123rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release