Trained teachers in secondary education in India
India: Trained teachers in secondary education was 92.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in India, 2017–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in India is 92.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in India peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2019.
That places India 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in India, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 76.5% | — |
| 2019 | 75.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.6% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 80.2% | 92.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.7% compare
- 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.9% compare
- 54 Mauritania 92.5%
- 56 Malaysia 91.4% compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 90.9% compare
- 58 Seychelles 90.9% compare
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 secondary education in India?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in India was 92.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2019.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- India ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.