Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 19.03 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 19.03 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 23.63 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.03 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.5 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 23.63 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.32 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.33 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.5 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.38 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 21.93 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 20.62 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 19.91 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 19.49 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.03 headcount basis | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.11 headcount basis | 22.32 headcount basis | 23.63 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.2 headcount basis | 19.03 headcount basis | 21.93 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 19.03 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.63 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.03 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 76th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release