Secondary education, teachers, female in India
India: Secondary education, teachers, female was 3.61 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, female in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in India is 3.61 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in India peaked at 3.61 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 222,280, in 1971.
That places India 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 222,280 | — |
| 1972 | 245,332 | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 256,273 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 286,378 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 683,677 | +138.7% |
| 2000 | 723,857 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 741,944 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 805,673 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 868,260 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 877,273 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million | +78.7% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.81 million | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.41 million | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 3.61 million | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female 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 | +138.7% | 286,378 | 683,677 |
| 2009 | +78.7% | 877,273 | 1.57 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 252,566 | 222,280 | 286,378 | 4 |
| 1990s | 683,677 | 683,677 | 683,677 | 1 |
| 2000s | 930,803 | 723,857 | 1.57 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 1.70 million | 2.81 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.26 million | 3.06 million | 3.61 million | 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 secondary education, teachers, female in India?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in India was 3.61 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,280 in 1971.
- How does India rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- India ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.