Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India
India: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.3 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.3 GPIA
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
3rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
1.55 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3608 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India stood at 1.3 GPIA.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over five years.
That places India 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.55 GPIA | — |
| 2021 | 0.3608 GPIA | -76.7% |
| 2022 | 1.31 GPIA | +263.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPIA | -7.6% |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Benin 1.78 GPIA
- 2 Palestine, State of 1.6 GPIA
- 4 Hong Kong 1.04 GPIA compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 0.968 GPIA compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9281 GPIA
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in India was 1.3 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3608 GPIA in 2021.
- How does India rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release