Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 17.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 17.05 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.95 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.39 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 98th 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.16 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 28.95 headcount basis | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 24.82 headcount basis | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 24.37 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.89 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.37 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.73 headcount basis | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 17.5 headcount basis | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 16.39 headcount basis | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 17.58 headcount basis | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 17.05 headcount basis | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.09 headcount basis | 23.37 headcount basis | 28.95 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.45 headcount basis | 16.39 headcount basis | 18.73 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 17.05 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.95 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.39 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 98th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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