Latest School Teachers Statistics in India

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School Teachers in India: Latest Statistics

Studies carried out by the World Bank indicate that the total number of teachers in the world currently exceeds 85 million. Another study by UNESCO has indicated that the number of teachers worldwide has increased by 50% between 2000 and 2019.

Did you know that India is home to one of the latest educational systems in the world? Yes, you read that right! As per the latest statistics that have come in, the country is home to more than 97 lakh teachers at the school level alone. Given such a large number of teachers, one can only imagine the supergiant that India is in terms of educational numbers.

Keep reading this blog to explore more statistical facts about school teachers in India.

Interesting Statistics around School Teachers in India

Here is a rough look at some of the statistical numbers we will explore further in this article.

As per the latest UDISE+ report, India is home to 95,07,123 school teachers.
48,82,446 teachers in India are employed in government schools, while 35,40,647 teachers are employed in private schools.
The Indian state to have the most number of teachers is Uttar Pradesh. The state is home to 15,07,828 school teachers.
The least number of teachers is found in Lakshadweep, as the union territory has only 806 teachers.
The female-male teacher divide in India sees 48.76 lakhs of female teachers and 46.30 lakhs of male teachers, with female teachers outnumbering their male counterparts.
73.04% of the total teachers in India teach in rural schools.
In terms of student-teacher ratios, primary schools have a ratio of 26.16 students per teacher, secondary schools have 19.44, and higher secondary schools have 27.08, showing efforts to maintain manageable class sizes and quality education.
The average salary of teachers in India is around Rs. 3,33,409 per year.
The average salary of private school teachers is Rs. 1.2 lakhs in a year.
The retirement age of private school teachers and government school teachers in India is 60.
Some Indian states have been demanding to raise the age of retirement in India to 62, while Delhi has been demanding to raise the same to 65.

Parameters	2020-21	2021-22
Total Number of Teachers in India	96,96,425	95,07,123
Total Number of Teachers in Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in India	38,851	39,596
Total Number of Teachers in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNVs) in India	11,453	12,270
Total Number of Teachers in Other Central Government Schools in India	6,889	6,342
Total Number of Teachers in State Government Schools in India	48,69,906	48,24,238
Total Number of Teachers in Government Schools in India	49,27,099	48,82,446
Total Number of Teachers in Government-Aided Schools in India	8,08,355	7,96,631
Total Number of Teachers in Private Unaided Recognized Schools in India	36,47,674	35,40,647
Total Number of Teachers in Other Schools in India	3,13,297	2,87,399

How many Teachers are there in India?

The number of school teachers in India is 95,07,123, to be exact, as per the data collected in the latest UDISE+ report of 2021-22.

Attached below is a table showcasing the number of teachers in different states of India.

States/ Union Territories	Total Teachers
Total Number of Teachers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands	5,281
Total Number of Teachers in Andhra Pradesh	3,20,724
Total Number of Teachers in Arunachal Pradesh	23,707
Total Number of Teachers in Assam	3,52,944
Total Number of Teachers in Bihar	5,82,876
Total Number of Teachers in Chandigarh	9,345
Total Number of Teachers in Chhattisgarh	2,60,782
Total Number of Teachers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Total Number of Teachers in Daman and Diu	4,489
Total Number of Teachers in Delhi	1,51,600
Total Number of Teachers in Goa	13,836
Total Number of Teachers in Gujarat	3,78,118
Total Number of Teachers in Haryana	2,37,594
Total Number of Teachers in Himachal Pradesh	1,00,137
Total Number of Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir	1,67,106
Total Number of Teachers in Jharkhand	2,10,418
Total Number of Teachers in Karnataka	4,31,386
Total Number of Teachers in Kerala	2,68,473
Total Number of Teachers in Ladakh	6,155
Total Number of Teachers in Lakshadweep	806
Total Number of Teachers in Madhya Pradesh	6,01,208
Total Number of Teachers in Maharashtra	7,48,589
Total Number of Teachers in Manipur	42,684
Total Number of Teachers in Meghalaya	55,160
Total Number of Teachers in Mizoram	23,366
Total Number of Teachers in Nagaland	31,402
Total Number of Teachers in Odisha	3,31,336
Total Number of Teachers in Puducherry	12,355
Total Number of Teachers in Punjab	2,57,134
Total Number of Teachers in Rajasthan	7,24,525
Total Number of Teachers in Sikkim	13,613
Total Number of Teachers in Tamil Nadu	5,69,920
Total Number of Teachers in Telangana	3,20,894
Total Number of Teachers in Tripura	36,433
Total Number of Teachers in Uttar Pradesh	15,07,828
Total Number of Teachers in Uttarakhand	1,23,212
Total Number of Teachers in West Bengal	5,81,687

Source: UDISE+ Report 2021-22

As per the latest UDISE+ report, the total number of teachers in India has declined by 1.95% in 2021-22, as compared to that in 2020-21. The total number of teachers in 2020-21 was 97.87 lakh, and this decreased to 95.07 lakhs in 2021-22. This decrease can further be described as follows:

0.9% in Government schools
1.45% in Government Aided Schools
2.94 % in Private School and 8.3 % in Other schools

Number of Government School Teachers and Private School Teachers in India

Here is a table depicting the number of government school teachers and private school teachers in India.

Types of Schools	Number of Teachers in India
Number of Teachers in Government Schools in India	48,82,446
Number of Teachers in Private Schools in India	35,40,647
Number of Teachers in Aided Schools in India	7,96,631
Number of Teachers in Other Schools in India	2,87,399

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

The pie chart below gives an accurate description of how far apart these numbers are.

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

As shown in the chart above, the number of total government teachers in India is quite high compared to the number of aided school and private school teachers in India.

Number of Government School Teachers in India

States/ Union Territories	Number of Teachers
Total Number of Government Teachers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,178
Total Number of Government Teachers in Andhra Pradesh	1,91,466
Total Number of Government Teachers in Arunachal Pradesh	16,444
Total Number of Government Teachers in Assam	2,20,267
Total Number of Government Teachers in Bihar	3,97,787
Total Number of Government Teachers in Chandigarh	4,920
Total Number of Government Teachers in Chhattisgarh	1,78,631
Total Number of Government Teachers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Total Number of Government Teachers in Daman and Diu	2,869
Total Number of Government Teachers in Delhi	84,575
Total Number of Government Teachers in Goa	3,069
Total Number of Government Teachers in Gujarat	1,92,100
Total Number of Government Teachers in Haryana	93,883
Total Number of Government Teachers in Himachal Pradesh	67,254
Total Number of Government Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir	98,348
Total Number of Government Teachers in Jharkhand	1,18,856
Total Number of Government Teachers in Karnataka	1,99,057
Total Number of Government Teachers in Kerala	76,839
Total Number of Government Teachers in Ladakh	4,483
Total Number of Government Teachers in Lakshadweep	806
Total Number of Government Teachers in Madhya Pradesh	3,03,935
Total Number of Government Teachers in Maharashtra	2,42,509
Total Number of Government Teachers in Manipur	18,037
Total Number of Government Teachers in Meghalaya	22,901
Total Number of Government Teachers in Mizoram	13,601
Total Number of Government Teachers in Nagaland	19,057
Total Number of Government Teachers in Odisha	2,11,361
Total Number of Government Teachers in Puducherry	4,730
Total Number of Government Teachers in Punjab	1,21,716
Total Number of Government Teachers in Rajasthan	3,90,871
Total Number of Government Teachers in Sikkim	9,846
Total Number of Government Teachers in Tamil Nadu	2,29,803
Total Number of Government Teachers in Telangana	1,40,295
Total Number of Government Teachers in Tripura	28,041
Total Number of Government Teachers in Uttar Pradesh	6,35,712
Total Number of Government Teachers in Uttarakhand	59,355
Total Number of Government Teachers in West Bengal	4,74,844

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22

Number of Private School Teachers in India

States/ Union Territories	Number of Teachers
Number of Private School Teachers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1,029
Number of Private School Teachers in Andhra Pradesh	1,22,464
Number of Private School Teachers in Arunachal Pradesh	5,903
Number of Private School Teachers in Assam	86,582
Number of Private School Teachers in Bihar	1,09,949
Number of Private School Teachers in Chandigarh	3,845
Number of Private School Teachers in Chhattisgarh	78,718
Number of Private School Teachers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Number of Private School Teachers in Daman and Diu	1,384
Number of Private School Teachers in Delhi	62,411
Number of Private School Teachers in Goa	1,941
Number of Private School Teachers in Gujarat	1,38,832
Number of Private School Teachers in Haryana	1,36,825
Number of Private School Teachers in Himachal Pradesh	32,878
Number of Private School Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir	68,031
Number of Private School Teachers in Jharkhand	34,422
Number of Private School Teachers in Karnataka	1,89,512
Number of Private School Teachers in Kerala	67,961
Number of Private School Teachers in Ladakh	1,593
Number of Private School Teachers in Lakshadweep	0
Number of Private School Teachers in Madhya Pradesh	2,86,418
Number of Private School Teachers in Maharashtra	2,15,300
Number of Private School Teachers in Manipur	20,784
Number of Private School Teachers in Meghalaya	12,209
Number of Private School Teachers in Mizoram	7,375
Number of Private School Teachers in Nagaland	12,339
Number of Private School Teachers in Odisha	78,872
Number of Private School Teachers in Puducherry	6,762
Number of Private School Teachers in Punjab	1,30,629
Number of Private School Teachers in Rajasthan	3,26,490
Number of Private School Teachers in Sikkim	3,523
Number of Private School Teachers in Tamil Nadu	2,58,225
Number of Private School Teachers in Telangana	1,76,885
Number of Private School Teachers in Tripura	6,191
Number of Private School Teachers in Uttar Pradesh	7,03,949
Number of Private School Teachers in Uttarakhand	56,329
Number of Private School Teachers in West Bengal	94,087

Source: UDISE+ Report 2021-22

Here we have answered some FAQS related to the above data.

Which state in India has the most number of government school teachers?

Uttar Pradesh ranks highest when it comes to the number of government school teachers. Here, the total number of government school teachers is 6,35,712. West Bengal is a close second with 4,74,844 government school teachers, while Bihar is in third place with 3,97,787 teachers being employed in government schools.

Which state in India has the least number of government school teachers?

The state of Goa is known to have the least number of government school teachers out of all other states in India. The number of government school teachers in Goa is 3,069. A close second in contesting for the minimum number of government school teachers is Chandigarh as it has just 4,920 government school teachers.

Which Indian state has the maximum number of private school teachers?

Uttar Pradesh prides itself as the Indian state with the maximum number of private school teachers. The number of private school teachers in Uttar Pradesh stands at 7,03,949. Rajasthan gives close competition to Uttar Pradesh when it comes to having the most number of private school teachers. The number of private school teachers in Rajasthan is 3,26,490.

Which Indian state has the most minimum number of private school teachers?

Goa is known to have the least number of private school teachers in India. The number of private school teachers in Goa is just 1,941. When it comes to having the minimum number of private school teachers, Chandigarh, too, has a very less number of private school teachers- 3,845 to be exact.

What is the number of teachers in aided schools in India?

7,96,631 teachers in India work in aided schools. Out of these, the maximum number of aided school teachers, which is 2,86,748, are in Maharashtra.

Number of School Teachers in India as Per Levels of Education

Here’s a tabular and graphic representation of the number of school teachers in India as per level of education.

Levels of Education	Total Teachers in India
Number of Teachers in Primary/Elementary Schools in India	51,85,615
Number of Teachers in Secondary Schools in India	16,20,001
Number of Teachers in Higher Secondary Schools in India	27,01,507

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

Here we have answered a few FAQS related to the data shown above.

How many primary school teachers in India are government school teachers?

32,77,984 primary school teachers in India are government school teachers. Out of these, 17,69,688 work in the primary section, while 15,08,296 work in the upper primary section.

How many primary school teachers in India are private school teachers?

14,35,014 primary school teachers in India are private school teachers. 4,83,809 of these are primary school teachers while 9,51,205 are upper primary school teachers.

How many secondary school teachers in India are government school teachers and how many are private school teachers?

The number of secondary school teachers that are engaged in government schools in India is 5,80,573. On the other hand, the number of secondary school teachers that are engaged in private schools is 8,14,239.

How many higher secondary school teachers are there in India?

The total number of higher secondary teachers in India currently stands at 27,01,507. Higher secondary school teachers make up 28.4% of the total number of school teachers in India.

How many higher secondary school teachers in India are government school teachers and how many are private school teachers?

10,23,889 of the total higher secondary school teachers in India are government school teachers. Meanwhile, the number of higher secondary school teachers that are private school teachers is 12,91,394.

Number of Male and Female Teachers in India

48.76 lakhs of the teachers in India are female, while 46.30 lakhs are male. Here is a table that gives a more insightful perspective on the number of male and female teachers in India.

Category	Total Female Teachers in India	Total Male Teachers in India
Number of Teachers in Government Schools in India	21,52,696	27,29,750
Number of Teachers in Private Schools in India	22,32,038	13,08,609
Number of Teachers in Aided Schools in India	3,55,267	4,41,364
Number of Teachers in Other Schools in India	1,36,731	1,50,668
Total Number of Teachers in India	48,76,732	46,30,391

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

Here is a graphic representation for a better visual idea of these numbers.

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

Here is a table depicting the number of male and female teachers in different Indian states and union territories.

States/ Union Territories	Total Number of Male Teachers	Total Number of Female Teachers
Number of Teachers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1,805	3,476
Number of Teachers in Andhra Pradesh	1,58,677	1,62,047
Number of Teachers in Arunachal Pradesh	12,205	11,502
Number of Teachers in Assam	2,08,192	1,44,752
Number of Teachers in Bihar	3,48,160	2,34,716
Number of Teachers in Chandigarh	1,816	7,529
Number of Teachers in Chhattisgarh	1,35,873	1,24,909
Number of Teachers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Number of Teachers in Daman and Diu	1,604	2,885
Number of Teachers in Delhi	40,152	111,448
Number of Teachers in Goa	2,697	11,139
Number of Teachers in Gujarat	1,74,389	2,03,729
Number of Teachers in Haryana	89,050	1,48,544
Number of Teachers in Himachal Pradesh	48,190	51,947
Number of Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir	86,779	80,327
Number of Teachers in Jharkhand	1,27,297	83,121
Number of Teachers in Karnataka	1,80,182	2,51,204
Number of Teachers in Kerala	55,188	2,13,285
Number of Teachers in Ladakh	3,033	3,122
Number of Teachers in Lakshadweep	383	423
Number of Teachers in Madhya Pradesh	3,17,981	2,83,227
Number of Teachers in Maharashtra	3,86,196	3,62,393
Number of Teachers in Manipur	19,504	23,180
Number of Teachers in Meghalaya	22,933	32,227
Number of Teachers in Mizoram	12,356	11,010
Number of Teachers in Nagaland	13,954	17,448
Number of Teachers in Odisha	1,77,442	1,53,894
Number of Teachers in Puducherry	3,081	9,274
Number of Teachers in Punjab	63,701	1,93,433
Number of Teachers in Rajasthan	4,37,175	2,87,350
Number of Teachers in Sikkim	5,443	8,170
Number of Teachers in Tamil Nadu	1,42,317	4,27,603
Number of Teachers in Telangana	1,26,479	1,94,415
Number of Teachers in Tripura	23,699	12,734
Number of Teachers in Uttar Pradesh	8,19,073	6,88,755
Number of Teachers in Uttarakhand	55,448	67,764
Number of Teachers in West Bengal	3,27,937	2,53,750

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report

Here we have answered a few popular FAQS surrounding this topic.

How many male school teachers are there in India?

The total number of male school teachers in India is 46,30,391. Male teachers abound in the state of Uttar Pradesh, with the total number of male teachers there being 8,19,073.

What is the percentage of the number of male teachers with respect to the number of female teachers?

48.7% of the school teachers in India are male. On the other hand, 51.3% of the total number of school teachers in India are female. The number of female school teachers is comparatively higher than that of male school teachers.

How many female school teachers are in India?

As per the latest UDISE+ report of 2021-22, the total number of female school teachers in India is 48,76,732. Currently, the maximum number of female teachers is in Uttar Pradesh, totalling 6,88,755.

Are there more male or female school teachers in India?

There are more female teachers in India. In fact, female school teachers are a whopping 2,46,341 more than the number of male school teachers in India.

How has the percentage of female teachers in India changed over time?

The findings of the Unified District Information on School Education (UDISE), 2019-20 report reveal that the number of female teachers in India had well outnumbered that of male teachers for the first time in 2019-20. While there were just 35.8 lakh female teachers and 42.4 lakh male teachers in 2012-13, 2019-20 witnessed the numbers rising to 49.2 lakhs and 47.7 lakhs, respectively.

Stats Related to Urban School Teachers and Rural School Teachers in India

3/4th of the total teachers in India were employed in rural locations in the year 2018-19. Out of these, 60% were employed in government schools, 26% in private schools and 7% in aided schools. Here are the latest stats related to urban school teachers and rural school teachers in India.

73.04% of school teachers in India are employed in rural locations.
14% of teachers in rural India are employed in single-teacher schools.
24% of teachers in rural India are female, while the number rises to 53% in urban India.
Reports suggest that the number of male teachers in rural India is much higher than that in urban areas but there is no specific numerical data to support this claim.

Student-Teacher Ratio in Indian Schools

According to the latest stats presented in the latest UDISE+ report of 2021-22, the student-teacher ratio in primary schools in India is 26.16, and that in secondary schools in India is 19.44. In secondary schools, the student-teacher ratio stands at 17.6. Higher secondary schools in India, on the other hand, record a student-teacher ratio of 27.08.

For better understanding, the student-teacher ratio across various levels of school education is presented in a visual form below.

Source: Latest UDISE+ Report 2022

The student-teacher ratio in India in 2021-22 has surely gone through a substantial improvement from that in 2020-21. In fact, PTR for primary school has reached 26 in 2021-22, which was 28 in 2018-19. Substantial improvement can be observed when it comes to the PTR of higher secondary which has improved to 27 in 2021-22 from 30 in 2018-19.

Moreover, the Right to Education (RTE) Act mandates a maximum pupil-teacher ratio of 30, nationally, there is no teacher shortage in the sense that if students and teachers could be properly rearranged/deployed, the mandated average could be achieved without hiring any new teachers.

Here is a table highlighting the PTR across different Indian states, along with the number of teachers per school.

India/State/UT	Pupil Teacher Ratio	Teachers Per Schools
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	14	13
Andhra Pradesh	26	5
Arunachal Pradesh	15	7
Assam	21	6
Bihar	47	6
Chandigarh	29	40
Chhattisgarh	23	5
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	30	10
Delhi	30	27
Goa	22	9
Gujarat	31	7
Haryana	25	10
Himachal Pradesh	14	6
Jammu and Kashmir	16	6
Jharkhand	38	5
Karnataka	28	6
Kerala	24	17
Ladakh	10	6
Lakshadweep	17	21
Madhya Pradesh	27	5
Maharashtra	30	7
Manipur	16	9
Meghalaya	21	4
Mizoram	13	6
Nagaland	14	12
Odisha	23	5
Puducherry	21	17
Punjab	24	9
Rajasthan	24	7
Sikkim	10	11
Tamil Nadu	23	10
Telangana	22	7
Tripura	20	7
Uttar Pradesh	31	6
Uttarakhand	20	5
West Bengal	32	6

Source: UDISE+ Report 2021-22

Is ‘Teacher Shortage’ a Problem in India?

There is a shortage of over one million teachers in schools, with about 30% of the current teaching workforce needing to be replaced in the next fifteen years.

Around 1.1 lakh schools in India are single-teacher entities, and a total of 19%, or 11.16 lakh teaching positions in schools, lie vacant in the country. In rural areas, the number is as high as 69%.
India needs 800,000 new teachers every year for the next three years if it's to make up the shortfall and cater to the growing demand, as per reports.
A decline of 1.95% has been noticed in the number of teachers in 2021-22 when compared to that in 2020-21, as mentioned in the latest UDISE+ report.

Salary of Teachers in India

Studies have found that teachers in India, on average, make around Rs. 3,33,409 per year. So if you are wondering as to how much do teachers make an hour, that can easily amount to around Rs. 135 per hour. Teachers at the entry-level get paid around Rs. 2,40,000 per year, while the experienced ones easily make around INR 15 laks or more every year.

Salary differs from person to person even when they are employed in the same occupation. Yet, have you ever wondered as to how much do teachers get paid? The average salary of teachers in India, too, differs from one another on the basis of several factors such as:

experience
designation
location

When it comes to private school teachers, the following trend has been observed in a study.

Minimum Salary of Private School Teachers in India	Rs. 0.1 lakhs
Maximum Salary of Private School Teachers in India	Rs. 5.6 lakhs
Average Salary of Private School Teachers in India	Rs. 1.2 lakhs

How much is the average teacher's salary in India?

The average teacher salary in India is around Rs. 3,33, 409 per year. This means that teachers in India easily make around Rs. 135 per hour.

What is the average salary of primary school teachers in India?

Primary school teachers also experience varying trends in terms of their salary. The average salary for a primary teacher in India is estimated to be around Rs. 2.2 lakhs in a year, which makes it around Rs. 18,300 per month.

Where in India do teachers get paid above average?

According to a study on the salary of a teacher, teachers in Lucknow, New Delhi and Pune get paid more than the national average. The average salary of teachers in India is around Rs. 2.2 lakhs per year.

What is the highest paying state for government teachers in India?

A study by Indeed reveals that the highest-paying states for government teachers in India are Delhi, Hyderabad, Maharashtra and Telangana. The highest salary that a government teacher can make in India is around Rs. 60,000 per month, as revealed in a study by AmbitionBox.

What is the Retirement Age of Teachers in India?

The official retirement age of school teachers in India is 60. Several states, like Delhi, have been witnessing demands to increase the retirement age of school teachers, but there has been no official progress in the said matter yet.

Here is a table showing the retirement age of teachers in different Indian states.

State	Retirement Age (in years)
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Andhra Pradesh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Arunachal Pradesh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Assam	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Bihar	65
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Chhattisgarh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Delhi	62
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Goa	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Gujarat	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Haryana	58
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Himachal Pradesh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Jharkhand	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Karnataka	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Kerala	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Madhya Pradesh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Maharashtra	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Manipur	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Meghalaya	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Mizoram	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Nagaland	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Odisha	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Punjab	58
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Rajasthan	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Sikkim	58
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Tamil Nadu	58
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Telangana	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Tripura	58
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Uttar Pradesh	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in Uttarakhand	60
Retirement Age of School Teachers in West Bengal	60

What is the Retirement Age of Private School Teachers in India?

The retirement age of private school teachers is 60 in most schools, much like the retirement age of government teachers. The retirement age of private school teachers can vary as private schools often allow teachers to remain employed well after the age of 60. The variance in the retirement age of private school teachers also depends on factors such as the state and the school.

Are there any other states in India where the Retirement Age for Teachers is Higher than 60?

Yes, the retirement age for teachers is higher than 60 in India’s Uttar Pradesh. The retirement age of teachers working in universities and degree colleges in Uttar Pradesh had been increased from 60 to 62 in 2004.

How does the Retirement Age of Teachers in India compare to Other Countries?

Here is a comparison of the retirement age of teachers in India with some other countries:

China: According to a 2009 update, the age limit for foreign teachers in China is 60 to 62 for teachers.
Japan: The retirement age for teachers in Japan is 65.
United States: The retirement age for teachers in the United States varies by state and school district. In some states, the retirement age is 65, while in others, it is 62 or 60.
United Kingdom: The retirement age for teachers in the United Kingdom is 68.

Is there any age limit to be a 1st-grade or 2nd-grade teacher in India?

There is no specificity in terms of 1st-grade teacher age limit, or even a 2nd-grade teacher age limit or that for other grades. The limit, that is the retirement age, remains the same no matter what grade the teacher teaches in.

The stats stated above are the latest at the moment. To save you all the trouble, we will keep an eye out for new report releases and update these stats accordingly. Let us know what you think about all the stats presented in this article through the comment section below. Looking forward to hearing back from you!

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