Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 22.25 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 22.25 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 27.72 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.25 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 69th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 27.35 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.59 headcount basis | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 24.06 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.36 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.76 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 23.15 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.97 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 22.72 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 22.25 headcount basis | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.41 headcount basis | 23.36 headcount basis | 27.72 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.97 headcount basis | 22.25 headcount basis | 23.97 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 66 Cyprus 7.71 headcount basis compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 7.35 headcount basis compare
- 68 San Marino 6.82 headcount basis compare
- 69 Serbia 6.63 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 22.25 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.72 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.25 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 69th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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