Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India
India: Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.6%
Change on year
down 54.1%
World rank
10th
of 14 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2023
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2025
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India is 3.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 54.1% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India peaked at 9.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -68.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +598.7% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +158.1% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.5% | 9.4% | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India?
- Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female in India was 3.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does India rank for teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female?
- India ranks 10th out of 14 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release