Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 15.87 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members is 15.87 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 18.93 headcount basis in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.87 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places WB: Oecd Members 171st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.93 headcount basis | — |
| 2001 | 18.66 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.37 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.13 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 17.88 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.54 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.31 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 17.11 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.91 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.83 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.78 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.77 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.77 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.77 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.67 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.54 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.22 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.11 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.98 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.04 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.23 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.02 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.01 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.15 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 15.87 headcount basis | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.77 headcount basis | 16.83 headcount basis | 18.93 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 headcount basis | 15.98 headcount basis | 16.78 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.06 headcount basis | 15.87 headcount basis | 16.23 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Oecd Members was 15.87 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 18.93 headcount basis in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.87 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 171st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release