India vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
India
58.6%
in 2025
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
54.2%
in 2024
India rank
166th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
167th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- India
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 58.6% against 54.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
India ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 47.1% | 22.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 50.4% | 14.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 50.0% | 12.1% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 52.1% | 1.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.5% | 2.7% | 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, India or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- India, at 58.6% against 54.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between India and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 4.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- India ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 167th of 212 countries.
- 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