Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in India
India: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in India is 97.7%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in India peaked at 97.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1971.
That places India 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 in India, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.0% | — |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 83.6% | 96.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.7% | 97.7% | 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 in India?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in India was 97.7% 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 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1971.
- How does India rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- India ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 (% 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.