Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India
India: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0017 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0017 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.0017 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 number per person, in 1971.
That places India 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 number per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0006 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 number per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 number per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 number per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.001 number per person | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 0.001 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 number per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 number per person | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 number per person | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 number per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 number per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 number per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 number per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.001 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.001 number per person | 0.0009 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 168 Cambodia 0.0018 number per person compare
- 169 Haiti 0.0018 number per person compare
- 170 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0017 number per person compare
- 172 Comoros 0.0017 number per person compare
- 173 Nigeria 0.0017 number per person compare
- 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 number per person compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India was 0.0017 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 number per person in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- India ranks 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.