Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 17.18 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total recorded 17.18 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 28.98 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.53 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 96th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.25 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 28.98 headcount basis | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 24.87 headcount basis | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 24.39 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 23.94 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.43 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.84 headcount basis | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 17.62 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 16.53 headcount basis | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 17.7 headcount basis | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 17.18 headcount basis | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.14 headcount basis | 23.43 headcount basis | 28.98 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.57 headcount basis | 16.53 headcount basis | 18.84 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 105.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 215.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0827 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 17.18 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: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 28.98 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 96th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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