Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 18.53 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 23.7 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.53 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.5 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 23.7 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.33 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 23.36 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 23.54 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.21 headcount basis | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 21.52 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 20.26 headcount basis | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.53 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 19.04 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.53 headcount basis | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.11 headcount basis | 22.21 headcount basis | 23.7 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.78 headcount basis | 18.53 headcount basis | 21.52 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 203.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.53 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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