Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in India
India: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 93 countries
All-time high
94.5%
in 2025
All-time low
86.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in India, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 94.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
That places India 57th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.9% | — |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 94.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 Cape Verde 95.5%
- 55 Benin 95.5%
- 56 Senegal 95.2% compare
- 58 Malaysia 94.1% compare
- 59 Mongolia 93.0% compare
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 92.9% compare
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 secondary education, female in India?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in India was 94.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2019.
- How does India rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- India ranks 57th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release