Why is India struggling to fill its teacher vacancies? – Times of India
India, the seventh-largest country globally, is home to approximately 142.86 crore people. With such a vast population, it’s no surprise that the country’s education system is equally massive. According to Deloitte's YeSSE 2023 report, during the 2021-22 academic year, school enrolment in India, including pre-primary levels, stood at an impressive 26.52 crore students. Of these, 52% were boys, and 48% were girls. Complementing this, the nation boasted a teaching workforce of around 11.3 crore, with Uttar Pradesh leading in teacher numbers at 1,629,781, followed by Rajasthan (913,050), Maharashtra (836,261), Tamil Nadu (817,142), and Madhya Pradesh (686,599).India’s pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) averaged 23:1. While some states like Ladakh recorded exemplary PTRs as low as 7:1, others like Biha...