Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 18.08 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 18.08 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 42.6 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.81 headcount basis, in 2022.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 91st of 160 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2018 | 29.5 headcount basis | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 28.9 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.77 headcount basis | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 17.02 headcount basis | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 15.81 headcount basis | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 18.81 headcount basis | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 18.08 headcount basis | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.67 headcount basis | 28.9 headcount basis | 42.6 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.7 headcount basis | 15.81 headcount basis | 18.81 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 18.08 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 91st out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release