Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 34.41 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 34.41 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 37.66 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.32 headcount basis, in 2020.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 71st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 37.61 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 36.36 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 35.89 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.66 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 36.32 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.92 headcount basis | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 33.86 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.32 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 33.54 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 35.15 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 34.38 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 34.41 headcount basis | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.95 headcount basis | 33.86 headcount basis | 37.66 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.16 headcount basis | 33.32 headcount basis | 35.15 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 68 Jamaica 17.94 headcount basis compare
- 69 Micronesia, Federated States of 17.45 headcount basis compare
- 70 Jordan 17.34 headcount basis compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 16.44 headcount basis compare
- 72 China 16.31 headcount basis compare
- 73 Tunisia 15.81 headcount basis compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 15.61 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 34.41 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.66 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.32 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 71st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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