Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in India

India: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female was 597,016 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
597,016 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
1st
of 71 countries
All-time high
597,016 number
in 2019
All-time low
483,313 number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in India, 2013–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201620192013: 510.9k number2014: 483.3k number2015: 510.4k number2016: 533.2k number2017: 554.4k number2018: 577.2k number2019: 597.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

India recorded 597,016 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

That places India 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 Brazil 205,875 number compare
  2. 3 Germany 165,492 number compare
  3. 4 Turkey 61,994 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in India?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in India was 597,016 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 597,016 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 483,313 number in 2014.
How does India rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female?
India ranks 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 711 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/