Female teachers in India
India: Female teachers was 58.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in India, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in India is 58.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in India peaked at 58.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.33, in 1971.
India ranks 166th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Female teachers in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.33 | — |
| 1972 | 24.36 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 24.71 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 24.5 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.46 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 24.83 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.59 | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 35.59 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44 | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 48.18 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 49.49 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 49.49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.21 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 54.37 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 55.36 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.52 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.72 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.67 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 57.64 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 58.6 | +1.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 58.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.14, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 58.6 is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.24, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +43.3% | 24.83 | 35.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.53 | 24.33 | 24.83 | 6 |
| 1990s | 35.59 | 35.59 | 35.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9 | 35.59 | 44 | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.55 | 48.18 | 54.37 | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.59 | 55.36 | 58.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in India?
- Female teachers in India was 58.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.33 in 1971.
- How does India rank for female teachers?
- India ranks 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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