Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 18.09 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 18.09 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 19.72 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.05 headcount basis, in 2023.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 113th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 19.65 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.52 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.68 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 18.42 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.35 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.11 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 18.21 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.39 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.05 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.09 headcount basis | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.06 headcount basis | 18.35 headcount basis | 19.72 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.17 headcount basis | 18.05 headcount basis | 18.39 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 203.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 18.09 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.05 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 113th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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