What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between India and Middle income?

206.57 million number, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Middle income: Enrolment in primary education, female

India

57.65 million number

in 2019

Middle income

264.21 million number

in 2019

India rank

1st

Middle income rank

3rd

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

India
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 264.21 million number against 57.65 million number in India, a difference of 206.57 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.6 times India's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.28 million number	157.92 million number	133.64 million number	Middle income
1980s	32.78 million number	196.76 million number	163.98 million number	Middle income
1990s	45.22 million number	230.29 million number	185.07 million number	Middle income
2000s	58.03 million number	248.56 million number	190.53 million number	Middle income
2010s	68.12 million number	263.38 million number	195.25 million number	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, India or Middle income?: Middle income, at 264.21 million number against 57.65 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between India and Middle income?: 206.57 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.