Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 15.34 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members stood at 15.34 headcount basis.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 19.13 headcount basis in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.32 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places WB: Oecd Members 173rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.13 headcount basis | — |
| 2001 | 18.88 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.66 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 18.44 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.21 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.86 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.61 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.23 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.15 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.05 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.92 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.86 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.77 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.62 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.32 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.98 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.91 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.83 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.86 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.51 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.32 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 15.34 headcount basis | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.06 headcount basis | 17.15 headcount basis | 19.13 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.41 headcount basis | 15.83 headcount basis | 17.05 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.47 headcount basis | 15.32 headcount basis | 15.8 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members was 15.34 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 19.13 headcount basis in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.32 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 173rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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