India - teachers in educational institutions 2018

The statistic gives the total number of teachers in educational institutions across India in financial year 2014, with a breakdown by type. In that year, there were over 2.6 million primary school teachers in India.

Number of teachers in educational institutions across India in FY 2014, by type (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of teachers in millions
Higher secondary school	2.61
Secondary school	0.23
Primary school	0.12

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2018

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Region

India

Survey time period

FY 2014

Special properties

Note: India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2012 started in April 2011 and ended in March 2012.

Supplementary notes

* Provisional data.
Primary school in India is for children between 6 and 10 years old.
Secondary school is for children between 14 and 17 years old.
Higher secondary school is the last two years of high school.
The values have been rounded.
To retrieve the data, select Chapter 29: Education and click on Number of teachers in educational institutions.

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