What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between India and United States of America?

5.57 million, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs United States of America: Secondary education, teachers

India

7.31 million

in 2025

United States of America

1.74 million

in 2023

India rank

2nd

United States of America rank

4th

Secondary education, teachers over time

India
United States of America

How they compare

India currently reports 7.31 million against 1.74 million in United States of America, a difference of 5.57 million.

That makes India's figure about 4.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.02 million	1.00 million	19,400	India
2010s	4.73 million	1.68 million	3.05 million	India
2020s	6.66 million	1.73 million	4.92 million	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, India or United States of America?: India, at 7.31 million against 1.74 million in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between India and United States of America?: 5.57 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.