GPE: Region 1 vs India: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Region 1
53.5%
in 2024
India
58.6%
in 2025
GPE: Region 1 rank
169th
India rank
166th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Region 1
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 58.6% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 1's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th and India ranks 166th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: Region 1 averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 1 | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.1% | 24.5% | 19.6% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 35.6% | 9.8% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 37.9% | 8.2% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 0.3% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 56.2% | 3.5% | 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, GPE: Region 1 or India?
- India, at 58.6% against 53.5% in GPE: Region 1 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Region 1 and India?
- 5.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and India?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Region 1 and India rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 169th 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