Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 50.32 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 50.32 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 50.32 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.37 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 32nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 46.75 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 46.02 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 44.82 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 44.31 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.32 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 42.37 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.66 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.77 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 46.51 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.21 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 49.27 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 50.32 headcount basis | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.47 headcount basis | 42.37 headcount basis | 46.75 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.01 headcount basis | 45.77 headcount basis | 50.32 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 50.32 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 Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.32 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.37 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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