Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India
India: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 5.19 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India is 5.19 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India peaked at 5.19 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1971.
India ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.51 million | 1.38 million | 1.60 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.77 million | 2.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.83 million | 3.04 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.30 million | 3.92 million | 4.40 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.82 million | 4.60 million | 5.19 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 6.74 million compare
- 3 United States 1.78 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.51 million compare
- 5 Nigeria 913,305 compare
More education data for India
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in India was 5.19 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1971.
- How does India rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- India ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 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.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 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.