Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India
India: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 26.58 headcount basis in 2025. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India, 2016β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India is 26.58 headcount basis, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India peaked at 50.67 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.58 headcount basis, in 2025.
India ranks 50th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.13 headcount basis | 37.83 headcount basis | 50.67 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.24 headcount basis | 26.58 headcount basis | 34.03 headcount basis | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in India was 26.58 headcount basis in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 50.67 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.58 headcount basis in 2025.
- How does India rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- India ranks 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release