For the first time ever, women schoolteachers in India outnumber their male counterparts, according to the Unified District Information on School Education (U-DISE) report for 2019-20 released last week. Of the 96.8 lakh teachers in the country, 49.2 lakh are women. For the first time ever, women schoolteachers in India outnumber their male counterparts, according to the Unified District Information on School Education (U-DISE) report for 2019-20 released last week. Of the 96.8 lakh teachers in the country, 49.2 lakh are women.