India: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, India's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.56 percentage points on 2024 (from 48.77% to 49.32%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2024), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.06 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.93 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.65 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to India in the 2025 ranking

• Tuvalu — 4th of 9: 62.96%
• Indonesia — 5th of 9: 62.14%
• Naoero — 6th of 9: 60.42%
• Nepal — 8th of 9: 26.97%
• Burundi — 9th of 9: 26.16%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 28.68% (2024)
• Bhutan — 43.03% (2023)
• Maldives — 55.46% (2022)
• Nepal — 26.97% (2025)
• Sri Lanka — 72.84% (2023)

More education data for India

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 126.12 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 111.03% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 110.61% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 111.42% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.02 (2021)
• Secondary education, pupils — 133.16 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is India's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

49.32% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 26.28 percentage points from 23.05% in 1971. The highest value was 49.32% in 2025 and the lowest 23.05% in 1971.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for India?

In 2025, India's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.56 percentage points on 2024 (from 48.77% to 49.32%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2024), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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