Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India
India: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by was 91.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India, 2016–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India is 91.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2019.
That places India 39th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 77.0% | — |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 78.9% | 92.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 36 Panama 94.0%
- 37 Solomon Islands 93.9%
- 38 Mauritania 93.0% compare
- 40 Mexico 90.6%
- 41 Ethiopia 89.9%
- 42 Myanmar 89.5%
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in India was 91.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2019.
- How does India rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- India ranks 39th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).