Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 16.17 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Middle 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: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 16.17 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.44 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.59 headcount basis, in 2022.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 113th of 160 groups on this measure, 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.69 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 28.44 headcount basis | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 24.25 headcount basis | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 23.78 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.73 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.04 headcount basis | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 16.82 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 15.59 headcount basis | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 16.71 headcount basis | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 16.17 headcount basis | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.53 headcount basis | 22.73 headcount basis | 28.44 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.67 headcount basis | 15.59 headcount basis | 18.04 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 16.17 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.44 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.59 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 113th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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