Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in India
India: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 1.62 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
India recorded 1.62 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in India peaked at 1.62 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 369,519 number, in 1994.
India ranks 2nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 369,519 number | — |
| 1996 | 408,975 number | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 427,754 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 410,981 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 436,373 number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 453,750 number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 482,957 number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 772,321 number | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 801,513 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 839,079 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 984,399 number | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 960,987 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 961,062 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million number | +36.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.62 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,796 number, 109.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 1.62 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 31,558 number, 51.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +59.9% | 482,957 number | 772,321 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402,083 number | 369,519 number | 427,754 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 511,276 number | 410,981 number | 772,321 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 801,513 number | 1.62 million number | 9 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in India?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in India was 1.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,519 number in 1994.
- How does India rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- India ranks 2nd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.