Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in India
India: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 13.53 headcount basis in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.53 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 113 countries
All-time high
16.89 headcount basis
in 2020
All-time low
9.81 headcount basis
in 2022
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in India, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2025, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in India stood at 13.53 headcount basis.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
That places India 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near India
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 pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in India?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in India was 13.53 headcount basis in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 headcount basis in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does India rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- India ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release