India vs UNICEF: World: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
India
44.3%
in 2023
UNICEF: World
43.9%
in 2024
India rank
85th
UNICEF: World rank
83rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- India
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
India currently reports 44.3% against 43.9% in UNICEF: World, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: World ahead.
India ranks 85th and UNICEF: World ranks 83rd of 172 countries.
UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 32.0% | 15.0% | UNICEF: World |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 33.4% | 13.3% | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 39.5% | 1.9% | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 42.7% | 2.7% | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.6% | 0.3% | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, India or UNICEF: World?
- India, at 44.3% against 43.9% in UNICEF: World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between India and UNICEF: World?
- 0.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do India and UNICEF: World rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- India ranks 85th and UNICEF: World ranks 83rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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