Early-demographic dividend vs India: Primary education, pupils

Early-demographic dividend
49.2%
in 2018
India
50.9%
in 2017
Early-demographic dividend rank
3rd
India rank
4th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • India
0204060197019942018

How they compare

India currently reports 50.9% against 49.2% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend India Difference Ahead
1970s 41.5% 37.9% 3.7% Early-demographic dividend
1980s 43.3% 39.5% 3.8% Early-demographic dividend
1990s 45.1% 42.6% 2.5% Early-demographic dividend
2000s 46.9% 45.8% 1.1% Early-demographic dividend
2010s 48.7% 49.5% 0.7% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Early-demographic dividend or India?
India, at 50.9% against 49.2% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Early-demographic dividend and India?
1.7%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and India?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Early-demographic dividend and India rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Early-demographic dividend vs India: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/early-demographic-dividend/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/early-demographic-dividend/india/">Early-demographic dividend vs India: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.