Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India

India: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0014 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0014 number per person
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
85th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0019 number per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.0014 number per person
in 2019
Years of data
17
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India, 1971–2019

00.0010.0010.0020.0021971199520191971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.001 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India stood at 0.0014 number per person. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.0019 number per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 number per person, in 2019.

India ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India, 1971 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0019 number per person —
1972 0.0019 number per person +0.4%
1973 0.0019 number per person +1.0%
1974 0.0019 number per person -0.8%
1975 0.0019 number per person +1.8%
1976 0.0019 number per person -2.0%
1999 0.0017 number per person -8.1%
2000 0.0017 number per person +0.5%
2001 0.0017 number per person -2.7%
2002 0.0017 number per person -1.9%
2003 0.0015 number per person -7.8%
2013 0.0017 number per person +14.6%
2014 0.0017 number per person -2.9%
2015 0.0017 number per person -1.3%
2016 0.0015 number per person -9.3%
2017 0.0016 number per person +3.4%
2019 0.0014 number per person -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0019 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0019 number per person 6
1990s 0.0017 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.0017 number per person 1
2000s 0.0016 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0017 number per person 4
2010s 0.0016 number per person 0.0014 number per person 0.0017 number per person 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 82 Nauru 0.0015 number per person compare
  2. 83 Jordan 0.0015 number per person compare
  3. 84 Djibouti 0.0015 number per person compare
  4. 86 Liechtenstein 0.0014 number per person compare
  5. 87 China 0.0014 number per person compare
  6. 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0014 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in India was 0.0014 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1975.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2019.
How does India rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
India ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.