Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 14.22 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 14.22 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 17.13 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.22 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 179th of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.13 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 16.67 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 16.39 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 16.09 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.87 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.65 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.37 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.13 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 14.93 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.76 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.69 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.69 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.68 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.78 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.77 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.77 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.73 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.47 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.55 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.62 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.67 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.34 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.36 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.52 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.22 headcount basis | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.13 headcount basis | 17.13 headcount basis | 17.13 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.56 headcount basis | 14.69 headcount basis | 16.67 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.66 headcount basis | 14.47 headcount basis | 14.78 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 headcount basis | 14.22 headcount basis | 14.67 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 40.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 14.22 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.13 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 179th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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