Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India
India: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 92.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in India peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2019.
India ranks 54th of 106 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.5% | — |
| 2019 | 76.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.5% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 81.1% | 92.7% | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 92.3% 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 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2019.
- How does India rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- India ranks 54th out of 106 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 17.6%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release