Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India
India: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.9%
Change on year
down 38.9%
World rank
15th
of 29 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 38.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
India ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.3% | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +257.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +224.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -38.9% |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in India was 3.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does India rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- India ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release