Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in India
India: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male was 91.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
47th
of 69 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 2025
All-time low
83.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in India, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 91.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
That places India 47th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.2% | — |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 84.6% | 91.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in India?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in India was 91.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2019.
- How does India rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- India ranks 47th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release