Trained teachers in secondary education, female in India
India: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in India, 2017–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education, female in India is 92.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in India peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2019.
That places India 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.5% | — |
| 2019 | 76.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.5% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 81.1% | 92.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.6% compare
- 51 Tunisia 92.8% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 92.8%
- 54 Malaysia 92.0% compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 91.2% compare
- 56 Guyana 91.1% 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 secondary education, female in India?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in India was 92.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2019.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- India ranks 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.