Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in India
India: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 93.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education, female in India is 93.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in India peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2019.
India ranks 42nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.7% | — |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.1% | 77.4% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 83.2% | 93.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 39 Macau, China 94.8% compare
- 40 El Salvador 94.8% compare
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 92.0% compare
- 44 Bahamas 90.3% compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 89.9% 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 upper secondary education, female in India?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in India was 93.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2019.
- How does India rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- India ranks 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.