Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India
India: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 96.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India peaked at 96.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2017.
That places India 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.3% | — |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 92.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 96.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in India was 96.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2017.
- How does India rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- India ranks 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release