Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in India
India: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in India, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
India recorded 3.66 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in India peaked at 3.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 932,593, in 2000.
That places India 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 932,593 | — |
| 2001 | 958,642 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million | +69.4% |
| 2010 | 2.34 million | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.50 million | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 2.18 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.74 million | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 3.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.24 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.30 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.47 million | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 3.66 million | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 932,593 | 2.16 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 1.72 million | 2.74 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.08 million | 3.66 million | 6 |
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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 upper secondary education, both sexes in India?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in India was 3.66 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 932,593 in 2000.
- How does India rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release