Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India
India: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release