Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 14.29 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 14.29 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 17.63 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.29 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 179th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.63 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 17.09 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.76 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.48 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.25 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.18 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.68 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.46 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.24 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.07 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.03 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14.97 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.9 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.89 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.69 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.64 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.47 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.6 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.64 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.71 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.65 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.41 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.36 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.29 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.63 headcount basis | 17.63 headcount basis | 17.63 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.92 headcount basis | 15.03 headcount basis | 17.09 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.71 headcount basis | 14.47 headcount basis | 14.97 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4 headcount basis | 14.29 headcount basis | 14.65 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 14.29 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.63 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.29 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 179th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release