Teaching Faculty
Statistical insights on the teaching faculty in India's school, colleges and universities.
Statistical insights on the teaching faculty in India's school, colleges and universities.
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SCHOOL
- 683K schools (45.3% of total schools) in India did not have a permanent Headmaster/Principal in 2019-20. 9% of all schools had only a non-permanent (Acting Head Teacher).
- 51% of government schools did not have a permanent Headmaster/Principal compared to 34% private schools and 47% madarsas.
- There were 96,87,577 teachers across all schools in India in 2019-20, a 2.7% increase over the preceding year.
- The total count of school teachers in India has grown by 995K between 2015-16 and 2019-20, a 11.5% growth over 4 years.
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