Secondary education, teachers in India
India: Secondary education, teachers was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, teachers in India stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in India peaked at 49.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1971.
That places India 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in India, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.0% | — |
| 1972 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 33.9% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 40.0% | 46.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.5% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 140 Zambia 49.7% compare
- 141 Vanuatu 49.6% compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 49.4% compare
- 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.3% compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 47.7% compare
- 146 Cambodia 47.1% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in India?
- Secondary education, teachers in India was 49.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1971.
- How does India rank for secondary education, teachers?
- India ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.