Teachers in upper secondary education, female in India
India: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in India, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in India stood at 1.19 million number. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.7% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in India peaked at 1.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 305,571 number, in 2001.
India ranks 2nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312,876 number | — |
| 2001 | 305,571 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 351,923 number | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 394,316 number | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 795,489 number | +101.7% |
| 2010 | 901,009 number | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 962,964 number | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 766,686 number | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 799,495 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 805,155 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 891,555 number | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 916,054 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 432,035 number | 305,571 number | 795,489 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 903,886 number | 766,686 number | 1.19 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in India?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in India was 1.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,571 number in 2001.
- How does India rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- India ranks 2nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.