Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India
India: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 597,016 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India stood at 597,016 number. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India peaked at 597,016 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32,096 number, in 1972.
India ranks 3rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32,096 number | — |
| 1973 | 34,046 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 37,984 number | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 39,272 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 41,955 number | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 43,017 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 42,331 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 50,560 number | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 58,362 number | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 60,307 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 63,517 number | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 67,429 number | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 147,525 number | +118.8% |
| 2001 | 152,796 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 158,372 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 158,510 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 215,508 number | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 510,945 number | +137.1% |
| 2014 | 483,313 number | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 510,424 number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 533,200 number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 554,351 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 577,227 number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 597,016 number | +3.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 597,016 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,402 number, 248.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +137.1% | 215,508 number | 510,945 number |
| 2000 | +118.8% | 67,429 number | 147,525 number |
| 2004 | +36.0% | 158,510 number | 215,508 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,672 number | 32,096 number | 43,017 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 60,035 number | 50,560 number | 67,429 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 166,542 number | 147,525 number | 215,508 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 538,068 number | 483,313 number | 597,016 number | 7 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in India?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in India was 597,016 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 597,016 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,096 number in 1972.
- How does India rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- India ranks 3rd out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.