Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 20.75 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia stood at 20.75 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia peaked at 29.97 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.75 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: South Asia ranks 81st of 185 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29.97 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 29.34 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 28.72 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.43 headcount basis | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 23.74 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.16 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.45 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 22.13 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 20.75 headcount basis | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.36 headcount basis | 25.43 headcount basis | 29.97 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.84 headcount basis | 20.75 headcount basis | 24.16 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in WB: South Asia was 20.75 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.75 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- WB: South Asia ranks 81st out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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