Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India
India: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 91.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India, 2016–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
India recorded 91.3% for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2019.
India ranks 44th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 78.6% | — |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 75.9% | 78.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 79.5% | 91.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 41 Panama 94.2%
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.0% compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 93.4%
- 45 Ethiopia 89.9%
- 46 Myanmar 89.6%
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 89.2% 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 trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in India was 91.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2019.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- India ranks 44th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.