Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 47.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total stood at 47.05 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total peaked at 47.05 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.15 headcount basis, in 2018.
WB: Ida Total ranks 50th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44.82 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 43.76 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 42.17 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 41.65 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.15 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.37 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 43.56 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 44.49 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 45.76 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 46.65 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 47.05 headcount basis | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.45 headcount basis | 41.15 headcount basis | 44.82 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.5 headcount basis | 43.56 headcount basis | 47.05 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.4 headcount basis compare
- 48 Philippines 24.3 headcount basis compare
- 49 Morocco 24.26 headcount basis compare
- 50 Kiribati 24.15 headcount basis compare
- 51 Bangladesh 23.59 headcount basis compare
- 52 Colombia 23.46 headcount basis compare
- 53 Ecuador 23.25 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 65.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 135.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 65.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 63.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ida Total was 47.05 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 47.05 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.15 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 50th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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