China vs India: Secondary education, teachers, female

China
4.47 million
in 2024
India
3.61 million
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Secondary education, teachers, female over time

  • China
  • India
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119982025

How they compare

China currently reports 4.47 million against 3.61 million in India, a difference of 861,130.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 198 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
2000s 2.24 million 941,509 1.30 million China
2010s 3.25 million 1.96 million 1.29 million China
2020s 4.10 million 3.19 million 911,114 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, female, China or India?
China, at 4.47 million against 3.61 million in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, female between China and India?
861,130, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for secondary education, teachers, female?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.