Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India
India: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.9%
Change on year
down 35.7%
World rank
25th
of 28 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2024
All-time low
1.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India is 2.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 35.7% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
India ranks 25th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.9% | — |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +180.4% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -35.7% |
Countries ranked near India
- 22 Macao 3.0% compare
- 23 Niger 3.0% compare
- 24 Philippines 3.0% compare
- 26 Algeria 2.5%
- 27 Palestine, State of 2.2%
- 28 Viet Nam 1.2% compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in India was 2.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- How does India rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- India ranks 25th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release