Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 31.28 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 31.28 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 33.7 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.58 headcount basis, in 2021.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 93rd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 32.86 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.36 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.47 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 33.01 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 31.56 headcount basis | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 31.52 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.17 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 30.58 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.13 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.8 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.28 headcount basis | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.51 headcount basis | 31.52 headcount basis | 33.7 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.99 headcount basis | 30.58 headcount basis | 31.28 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 90 Jamaica 18.42 headcount basis compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 18.3 headcount basis compare
- 92 Guyana 18.21 headcount basis compare
- 93 Croatia 17.73 headcount basis
- 94 Jordan 17.34 headcount basis compare
- 95 Cook Islands 16.01 headcount basis compare
- 96 Seychelles 15.93 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 31.28 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.58 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 93rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle 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