Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 56.65 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
56.65 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
15th
of 188 groups
All-time high
62.72 headcount basis
in 2011
All-time low
55.53 headcount basis
in 2018
Years of data
16
2007–2022
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 56.65 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2022.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 62.72 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.53 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 15th out of 188 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.82 headcount basis | — |
| 2008 | 59.21 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 58.93 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.95 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.72 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 62.48 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.59 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.44 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.62 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 59.75 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.58 headcount basis | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 55.53 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.27 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 59.57 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 57.02 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 56.65 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.32 headcount basis | 56.82 headcount basis | 59.21 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.69 headcount basis | 55.53 headcount basis | 62.72 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.75 headcount basis | 56.65 headcount basis | 59.57 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 58.23 headcount basis compare
- 13 Mozambique 57.74 headcount basis compare
- 14 Malawi 57.05 headcount basis compare
- 15 Bangladesh 55.85 headcount basis compare
- 16 Togo 55.61 headcount basis compare
- 17 Congo 55.33 headcount basis compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.96 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 56.65 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.72 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.53 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 15th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low 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