Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender in India
India: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9974 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9974 GPIA, in 2024.
That places India 60th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.9974 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- India's 0.9974 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.9772 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 58 Belarus 0.9999 GPIA compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0.9994 GPIA compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 0.9973 GPIA compare
- 62 Niger 0.9939 GPIA compare
- 63 Solomon Islands 0.9916 GPIA
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9974 GPIA in 2024.
- How does India rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- India ranks 60th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release