Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.85 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 14.85 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 15.58 headcount basis in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.49 headcount basis, in 2013.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 155th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.9 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 14.49 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.53 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.86 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.32 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.55 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.27 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.37 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.25 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 15.58 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.53 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.36 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.85 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.04 headcount basis | 14.49 headcount basis | 15.55 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.31 headcount basis | 14.85 headcount basis | 15.58 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.3963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 14.85 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 15.58 headcount basis in 2021.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 headcount basis in 2013.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 155th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release