Trained teachers in preprimary education in India
India: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 91.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in India, 2020–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
India recorded 91.1% for trained teachers in preprimary education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
India ranks 54th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in India, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.8% | — |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
Countries ranked near India
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 92.0% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 92.0% compare
- 53 Burundi 91.7% compare
- 55 Viet Nam 91.1% compare
- 56 Ecuador 91.0% compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 90.3%
More education data for India
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in India?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in India was 91.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2021.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- India ranks 54th out of 108 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.