Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India
India: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.7935 number per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India stood at 0.7935 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.7935 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1126 number per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places India 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1126 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.1158 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1219 number per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1223 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1272 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1302 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3321 number per square kilometre | +155.1% |
| 2000 | 0.34 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3433 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.343 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4496 number per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7078 number per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7331 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7322 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7066 number per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7533 number per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7935 number per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1217 number per square kilometre | 0.1126 number per square kilometre | 0.1302 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3321 number per square kilometre | 0.3321 number per square kilometre | 0.3321 number per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.369 number per square kilometre | 0.34 number per square kilometre | 0.4496 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7377 number per square kilometre | 0.7066 number per square kilometre | 0.7935 number per square kilometre | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 47 El Salvador 0.876 number per square kilometre compare
- 48 Italy 0.8171 number per square kilometre compare
- 49 Denmark 0.7952 number per square kilometre compare
- 51 Tonga 0.7889 number per square kilometre compare
- 52 Poland 0.7686 number per square kilometre compare
- 53 Guatemala 0.7058 number per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in India?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in India was 0.7935 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7935 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1126 number per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.