Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India
India: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0021 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0021 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1971.
That places India 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.002 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0021 units per person | +4.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0021 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0021 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0025 units per person, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +53.8% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 2013 | +35.7% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 2003 | +28.8% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 0.0021 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- India ranks 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.