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

Latest (2016)
30,881 number
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
2nd
of 68 countries
All-time high
30,881 number
in 2016
All-time low
2,818 number
in 2002
Years of data
9
2000–2016

Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India, 2000–2016

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000200820162000: 3.8k number2001: 3.6k number2002: 2.8k number2003: 3.5k number2004: 3.2k number2013: 25.1k number2014: 23.6k number2015: 29.5k number2016: 30.9k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in India, 2000 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Germany 42,170 number
  2. 3 Brazil 23,573 number
  3. 4 Poland 13,745 number compare
  4. 5 Kazakhstan 10,688 number compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 696 data points, 1998–2020
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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.