India vs Low & middle income: Teachers in primary education, female

India
2.36 million number
in 2019
Low & middle income
17.19 million number
in 2019
India rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • India
  • Low & middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019942019

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 17.19 million number against 2.36 million number in India, a difference of 14.83 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 7.3 times India's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 361,804 number 5.10 million number 4.74 million number Low & middle income
1990s 987,497 number 10.60 million number 9.61 million number Low & middle income
2000s 1.10 million number 11.15 million number 10.05 million number Low & middle income
2010s 2.19 million number 15.87 million number 13.67 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 17.19 million number against 2.36 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between India and Low & middle income?
14.83 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.