Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in India
India: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 2.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in India is 2.15 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in India peaked at 2.26 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 1971.
That places India 1st out of 212 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, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.04 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.17 million | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.79 million | +52.5% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.26 million | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.15 million | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.15 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 90.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.15 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 40,114, 53.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +52.5% | 1.17 million | 1.79 million |
| 2013 | +33.0% | 1.70 million | 2.26 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 million | 1.04 million | 1.17 million | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.70 million | 1.83 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million | 1.98 million | 2.26 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 2.05 million | 2.15 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in India?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in India was 2.15 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- India ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.