ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) vs India: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
54.2%
in 2024
India
58.6%
in 2025
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank
168th
India rank
166th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 58.6% against 54.2% in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), a difference of 4.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ahead.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th and India ranks 166th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 24.5% | 13.8% | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 35.6% | 9.6% | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 37.9% | 7.5% | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 0.1% | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 56.2% | 2.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) or India?
- India, at 58.6% against 54.2% in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and India?
- 4.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and India?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and India rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th and India ranks 166th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release