Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India
India: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 7.31 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India is 7.31 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India peaked at 7.31 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 964,445, in 1971.
India ranks 2nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 964,445 | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 million | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.00 million | +76.1% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.36 million | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.02 million | +55.5% |
| 2010 | 4.25 million | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.13 million | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.88 million | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.07 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.64 million | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.42 million | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 6.10 million | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 6.58 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 6.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.99 million | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 7.31 million | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 964,445 | 1.13 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.63 million | 2.11 million | 4.02 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.57 million | 3.88 million | 6.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 million | 6.58 million | 7.31 million | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in India was 7.31 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 964,445 in 1971.
- How does India rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- India ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.