Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 36.5 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
36.5 headcount basis
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
72nd
of 188 groups
All-time high
43.66 headcount basis
in 2016
All-time low
35.47 headcount basis
in 2021
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 36.5 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 43.66 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.47 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 72nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42.21 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 41.94 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 41.73 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.04 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.67 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 41.03 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 40.83 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.69 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.84 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.01 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 40.26 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.57 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 43.66 headcount basis | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 42.18 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 38.77 headcount basis | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 38.53 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 37.28 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.47 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 36.89 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 35.63 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 36.5 headcount basis | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.77 headcount basis | 41.03 headcount basis | 42.21 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.73 headcount basis | 38.53 headcount basis | 43.66 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.36 headcount basis | 35.47 headcount basis | 37.28 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 23.49 headcount basis compare
- 70 Colombia 23.46 headcount basis compare
- 71 Botswana 22.99 headcount basis compare
- 72 Tuvalu 22.58 headcount basis compare
- 73 Tajikistan 22.3 headcount basis compare
- 74 Panama 22.08 headcount basis compare
- 75 Algeria 21.38 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 36.5 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.66 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.47 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 72nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle 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: Lower 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