Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India
India: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.36 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India stood at 3.36 million number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India peaked at 3.36 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million number, in 1994.
India ranks 2nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.08 million number | — |
| 1996 | 1.16 million number | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.86 million number | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.89 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million number | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million number | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.36 million number | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.20 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.86 million number | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million number | 1.89 million number | 3.36 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in India was 3.36 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 1994.
- How does India rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 2nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.