Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India
India: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 97.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2013, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India peaked at 97.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1971.
India ranks 53rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.2% | — |
| 1990 | 87.7% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 88.5% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in India was 97.0% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1971.
- How does India rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- India ranks 53rd out of 165 countries with data for 2013.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.