Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 31.63 headcount basis in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
31.63 headcount basis
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
26th
of 185 groups
All-time high
32.54 headcount basis
in 2020
All-time low
28.97 headcount basis
in 2018
Years of data
9
2013–2021
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 31.63 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 32.54 headcount basis in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.97 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 26th out of 185 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.19 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 29.51 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.05 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.08 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.16 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.97 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.07 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 32.54 headcount basis | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 31.63 headcount basis | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.43 headcount basis | 28.97 headcount basis | 30.19 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.09 headcount basis | 31.63 headcount basis | 32.54 headcount basis | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 23 Burkina Faso 22.84 headcount basis compare
- 24 Egypt 22.79 headcount basis compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.35 headcount basis compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.56 headcount basis compare
- 27 Madagascar 21.5 headcount basis compare
- 28 Indonesia 20.95 headcount basis compare
- 29 Ecuador 19.74 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 31.63 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.54 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.97 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 185 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release