Pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools, UDISE+ 2024-25
No state or territory is above the Right to Education norm of 30 pupils per teacher at primary level in 2024-25. Delhi is highest at 29, followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (28), Bihar and Jharkhand (26) and Gujarat and Maharashtra (24). Ladakh (5) and Sikkim (6) are lowest. Bihar's ratio is shown as 43 in 2022-23 and 26 in 2024-25, and Delhi's as 34 and 29.
Policy implication
A state average hides schools with one teacher for many pupils and others with too many teachers for few pupils, so a low ratio does not mean every school is adequately staffed. The figures cover government, aided and private schools together and are whole numbers. MoSPI does not say whether 2022-23 and 2024-25 are counted on the same basis, so the large fall in Bihar should be read with caution until checked against UDISE+ reports for both years.
A state average hides schools with one teacher for many pupils and others with too many teachers for few pupils, so a low ratio does not mean every school is adequately staffed. The figures cover government, aided and private schools together and are whole numbers. MoSPI does not say whether 2022-23 and 2024-25 are counted on the same basis, so the large fall in Bihar should be read with caution until checked against UDISE+ reports for both years.
Data vintage. The figures are for 2024-25 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.
Source: UDISE+ via MoSPI (2024-25). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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