Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India
India: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.6%
Change on year
down 54.3%
World rank
11th
of 14 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2023
All-time low
1.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2025
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 2.6% for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 54.3% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +172.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -50.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +71.5% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +105.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -26.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -54.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 7.8% | 6 |
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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 teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male in India was 2.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does India rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male?
- India ranks 11th out of 14 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release