Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary was 16.19 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 16.19 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.19 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.57 headcount basis, in 2018.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 125th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.86 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 15.82 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.76 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.69 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.57 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.87 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.91 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.77 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.66 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.8 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.19 headcount basis | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.76 headcount basis | 15.57 headcount basis | 15.87 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.87 headcount basis | 15.66 headcount basis | 16.19 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 16.19 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.19 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.57 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 125th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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