Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 24.67 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only stood at 24.67 headcount basis.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 28.13 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.37 headcount basis, in 2023.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 132nd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.28 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 26.59 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.86 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 28.13 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 27.56 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 25.67 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 25.35 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.94 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 24.39 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.97 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.37 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 24.67 headcount basis | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.78 headcount basis | 25.35 headcount basis | 28.13 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.67 headcount basis | 24.37 headcount basis | 24.97 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 115.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Ibrd Only was 24.67 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 28.13 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.37 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 132nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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