Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 28.3 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 28.3 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.59 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.34 headcount basis, in 2020.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.1 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 27.92 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.59 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.34 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 27.35 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.34 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.48 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.09 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.01 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.3 headcount basis | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.95 headcount basis | 27.34 headcount basis | 28.59 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.84 headcount basis | 27.34 headcount basis | 28.3 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 28.3 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.59 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.34 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle 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