Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India
India: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India stood at 0.0035 units per person. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1979.
That places India 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in India was 0.0035 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1979.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- India ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.