Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 18.51 headcount basis in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States stood at 18.51 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States peaked at 21.6 headcount basis in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.17 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places WB: Small States 126th out of 166 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 21.53 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.35 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 21.34 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.49 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 20.66 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.2 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.79 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.97 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.34 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 19.21 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.27 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.22 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.41 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.53 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 19.16 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 18.17 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 20.4 headcount basis | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 18.51 headcount basis | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.26 headcount basis | 20.49 headcount basis | 21.6 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.56 headcount basis | 18.53 headcount basis | 20.66 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.06 headcount basis | 18.17 headcount basis | 20.4 headcount basis | 4 |
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in WB: Small States was 18.51 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 headcount basis in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.17 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Small States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- WB: Small States ranks 126th out of 166 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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