Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India
India: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 50,745 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India is 50,745 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 267.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India peaked at 50,745 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,564 number, in 2000.
That places India 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,564 number | — |
| 2001 | 14,355 number | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 12,886 number | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 14,989 number | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 13,811 number | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 43,582 number | +215.6% |
| 2014 | 40,653 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 49,737 number | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 50,745 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,121 number | 9,564 number | 14,989 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 46,179 number | 40,653 number | 50,745 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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 teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in India was 50,745 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 50,745 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,564 number in 2000.
- How does India rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 2nd out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.