Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 14.81 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.81 headcount basis
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
177th
of 188 groups
All-time high
17.45 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
14.61 headcount basis
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 14.81 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 17.45 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.61 headcount basis, in 2016.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 177th of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.45 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 16.93 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.6 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.3 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.06 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.01 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.47 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.33 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.09 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 14.88 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.77 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.75 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.79 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.87 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.63 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.63 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.69 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.61 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.72 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.72 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.83 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.04 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.9 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.97 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.08 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.81 headcount basis | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.45 headcount basis | 17.45 headcount basis | 17.45 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.74 headcount basis | 14.77 headcount basis | 16.93 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.72 headcount basis | 14.61 headcount basis | 14.87 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.96 headcount basis | 14.81 headcount basis | 15.08 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 14.81 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.61 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 177th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release