Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 53.96 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 53.96 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 53.96 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.02 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 15th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.02 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 42.88 headcount basis | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 42.05 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.23 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.37 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 43.05 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 46.5 headcount basis | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 43.17 headcount basis | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 47.21 headcount basis | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 52.44 headcount basis | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 53.96 headcount basis | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.93 headcount basis | 40.02 headcount basis | 43.05 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.66 headcount basis | 43.17 headcount basis | 53.96 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 12 Ghana 50.73 headcount basis compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 44.42 headcount basis compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 43.18 headcount basis compare
- 15 Benin 42.81 headcount basis compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 40.88 headcount basis compare
- 17 Gambia 39.85 headcount basis compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 38.27 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 53.96 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 Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.96 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.02 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 15th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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