Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India
India: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0015 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India stood at 0.0015 units per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2019.
That places India 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0015 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0015 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0014 units per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 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), per capita in India?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India was 0.0015 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2019.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- India ranks 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.