Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India
India: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 113 countries
All-time high
94.8%
in 2022
All-time low
83.6%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India stood at 91.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
India ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.8% | — |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
Countries ranked near India
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 92.0% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 92.0% compare
- 54 Burundi 91.7% compare
- 56 Viet Nam 91.1% compare
- 57 Ecuador 91.0% compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 90.3%
More education data for India
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 91.1% in 2025, 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 94.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2021.
- How does India rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- India ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release