Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 22.43 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia is 22.43 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia peaked at 38.06 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.43 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: South Asia ranks 52nd of 150 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 38.06 headcount basis | — |
| 2017 | 37.39 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.96 headcount basis | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 32.72 headcount basis | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.57 headcount basis | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 26.41 headcount basis | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 25.32 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 24.36 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 22.43 headcount basis | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.78 headcount basis | 30.96 headcount basis | 38.06 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.42 headcount basis | 22.43 headcount basis | 28.57 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in WB: South Asia was 22.43 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.06 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.43 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- WB: South Asia ranks 52nd out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release