Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education was 43.79 headcount basis in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
43.79 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 155 groups
All-time high
56.25 headcount basis
in 1997
All-time low
42.86 headcount basis
in 2009
Years of data
25
1997–2021
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 43.79 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 56.25 headcount basis in 1997 and was at its lowest, 42.86 headcount basis, in 2009.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 10th of 155 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 56.25 headcount basis | — |
| 1998 | 43.37 headcount basis | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 44.3 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.37 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 45.52 headcount basis | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 45.43 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.55 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.37 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 43.43 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.38 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.58 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.89 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 42.86 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.6 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 43.16 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.92 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 44.55 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 45.82 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 45.79 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.09 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.49 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.07 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.86 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 43.9 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.79 headcount basis | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.97 headcount basis | 43.37 headcount basis | 56.25 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.84 headcount basis | 42.86 headcount basis | 45.52 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.03 headcount basis | 43.16 headcount basis | 46.09 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.84 headcount basis | 43.79 headcount basis | 43.9 headcount basis | 2 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 43.79 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 56.25 headcount basis in 1997.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 10th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release