Trained teachers in primary education in India
India: Trained teachers in primary education was 91.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in India, 2017–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
India recorded 91.4% for trained teachers in primary education in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in India peaked at 91.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2017.
India ranks 75th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education in India, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.8% | — |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.8% | 73.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 77.7% | 91.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 72 Malaysia 94.0% compare
- 73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.7% compare
- 74 Hong Kong, China 93.6% compare
- 76 Lithuania 91.3%
- 77 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
- 78 Mexico 90.9% compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in India?
- Trained teachers in primary education in India was 91.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2017.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- India ranks 75th out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 (% of total 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.