Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 51.88 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 51.88 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 51.88 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.38 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 21st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 47.52 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 47.45 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.74 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 44.08 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 43.65 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.63 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.38 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.16 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 46.97 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 47.82 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.85 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 51.46 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 51.88 headcount basis | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.08 headcount basis | 43.38 headcount basis | 47.52 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.6 headcount basis | 46.97 headcount basis | 51.88 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 18 Ghana 45.53 headcount basis compare
- 19 Rwanda 44.08 headcount basis compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 43.5 headcount basis compare
- 21 Niger 43.12 headcount basis compare
- 22 Vanuatu 37.74 headcount basis compare
- 23 Eswatini 37.57 headcount basis compare
- 24 Gambia 36.87 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 51.88 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 51.88 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.38 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 21st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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