Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India
India: Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male was 98.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 98.6% for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2005.
That places India 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94.5% | — |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 94.5% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.2% | 98.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India?
- Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male in India was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2005.
- How does India rank for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male?
- India ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release