Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India
India: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male was 93.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India stood at 93.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India peaked at 93.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2005.
India ranks 18th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 68.9% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 84.1% | 93.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 15 Philippines 95.1% compare
- 16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 94.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 93.9% compare
- 19 Colombia 92.8% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 91.2% compare
- 21 El Salvador 86.1% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in India was 93.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2005.
- How does India rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male?
- India ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release