Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India
India: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male was 927,394 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India is 927,394, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India peaked at 927,394 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 755,036, in 2014.
India ranks 1st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 797,626 | — |
| 2014 | 755,036 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 811,426 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 830,929 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 811,435 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 811,505 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 819,283 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 864,337 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 886,224 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 904,606 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 927,394 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 805,320 | 755,036 | 830,929 | 7 |
| 2020s | 895,640 | 864,337 | 927,394 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India?
- Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male in India was 927,394 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 927,394 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 755,036 in 2014.
- How does India rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male?
- India ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release