Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in India
India: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
79th
of 98 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2024
All-time low
45.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in India, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 48.9% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
India ranks 79th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.2% | — |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.2% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 48.9% | 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 secondary education who are trained in India?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in India was 48.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2017.
- How does India rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- India ranks 79th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 secondary 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