Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 28.74 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 28.74 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 31.35 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.03 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 105th 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 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.58 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 29.96 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.14 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.35 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.79 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.19 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 29 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 28.5 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.03 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.67 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.3 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 28.74 headcount basis | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.15 headcount basis | 29 headcount basis | 31.35 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.45 headcount basis | 28.03 headcount basis | 28.74 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 28.74 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.35 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.03 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 105th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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