Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 15.72 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Upper 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 15.72 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 22.21 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.72 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 118th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.72 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 22.21 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.64 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.92 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.32 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.71 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.82 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 17.97 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 16.81 headcount basis | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 16.16 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 15.72 headcount basis | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.09 headcount basis | 19.71 headcount basis | 22.21 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.1 headcount basis | 15.72 headcount basis | 18.82 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 15.72 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.21 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.72 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 118th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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