Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India
India: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India is 92.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India peaked at 92.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2017.
That places India 69th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.1% | — |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.1% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 78.6% | 92.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.76 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (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 92.9% 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 92.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2017.
- How does India rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- India ranks 69th out of 130 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 34.4%. 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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release