Primary education, teachers, per capita in India
India: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in India, 1971β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0035 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in India peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1979.
India ranks 158th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.0036 units per person compare
- 156 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.0036 units per person compare
- 157 Ghana 0.0036 units per person compare
- 159 Japan 0.0035 units per person compare
- 160 Eritrea, The State of 0.0035 units per person compare
- 161 Bulgaria 0.0035 units per person compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- 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 5.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in India?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in India was 0.0035 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1979.
- How does India rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- India ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.