Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in India
India: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 46.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in India, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 46.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in India peaked at 46.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2004.
India ranks 122nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.0% | 36.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.5% | 44.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 43.6% | 46.4% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in India?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in India was 46.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2004.
- How does India rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- India ranks 122nd out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release