Trained teachers in primary education, male in India
India: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 92.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in India, 2017–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, male in India is 92.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in India peaked at 92.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2017.
That places India 68th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.1% | — |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.1% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 78.6% | 92.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 65 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9% compare
- 66 Malaysia 93.7% compare
- 67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.1% compare
- 69 Hong Kong, China 92.0% compare
- 70 Maldives 91.8% compare
- 71 Ukraine 90.4% compare
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 trained teachers in primary education, male in India?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in India was 92.9% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2017.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- India ranks 68th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.