Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India
India: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India is 57.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India peaked at 57.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2016.
That places India 99th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 51.3% | — |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.3% | 51.3% | 54.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 54.9% | 57.1% | 5 |
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 teachers in primary education who are trained according in India?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in India was 57.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2016.
- How does India rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- India ranks 99th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 teachers in primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release