How many years of comparable data are there for India and MDG: World?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs MDG: World: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

India

7.31 million

in 2025

MDG: World

41.85 million

in 2024

India rank

2nd

MDG: World rank

3rd

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

India
MDG: World

How they compare

MDG: World currently reports 41.85 million against 7.31 million in India, a difference of 34.54 million.

That makes MDG: World's figure about 5.7 times India's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, MDG: World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and MDG: World ranks 3rd of 214 countries.

MDG: World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	MDG: World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.06 million	13.83 million	12.77 million	MDG: World
1990s	2.00 million	24.94 million	22.95 million	MDG: World
2000s	2.63 million	27.30 million	24.67 million	MDG: World
2010s	4.57 million	33.94 million	29.37 million	MDG: World
2020s	6.72 million	40.05 million	33.33 million	MDG: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, India or MDG: World?: MDG: World, at 41.85 million against 7.31 million in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between India and MDG: World?: 34.54 million, with MDG: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and MDG: World?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and MDG: World rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?: India ranks 2nd and MDG: World ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.