Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India
India: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 30,881 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
India recorded 30,881 number for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 851.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India peaked at 30,881 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,818 number, in 2002.
That places India 2nd out of 68 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,826 number | — |
| 2001 | 3,608 number | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 2,818 number | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 3,525 number | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 3,245 number | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 25,141 number | +674.8% |
| 2014 | 23,643 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 29,453 number | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 30,881 number | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,404 number | 2,818 number | 3,826 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 27,280 number | 23,643 number | 30,881 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India was 30,881 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 30,881 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,818 number in 2002.
- How does India rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- India ranks 2nd out of 68 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 851.6%. 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 Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.