Teachers in primary education, both sexes in India
India: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 5.19 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
India recorded 5.19 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in India peaked at 5.19 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1971.
That places India 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.47 million | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.56 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.60 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.77 million | +73.5% |
| 2000 | 2.84 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.04 million | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.92 million | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 4.37 million | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 4.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.37 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.34 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.60 million | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.82 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 5.02 million | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 5.19 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 million | 1.38 million | 1.60 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.77 million | 2.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.83 million | 3.04 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.30 million | 3.92 million | 4.40 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.82 million | 4.60 million | 5.19 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in India?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in India was 5.19 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 2nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release