Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in India
India: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 58.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 58.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in India peaked at 58.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1971.
That places India 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.3% | — |
| 1972 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.6% | 44.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.2% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.4% | 58.6% | 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 teachers in primary education who are female in India?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in India was 58.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- India ranks 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release